A 63 year old man with a 50 pack year smoking history presents with progressive difficulty rising from a chair. He reports dry mouth and erectile dysfunction. Examination shows proximal leg weakness and diminished reflexes that improve after repeated muscle contraction. Chest imaging reveals a hilar mass. Which of the following antibodies is most likely present?

  1. A)Anti voltage gated potassium channel antibodies
  2. B)Anti acetylcholine receptor antibodies
  3. C)Anti aquaporin 4 antibodies
  4. D)Anti topoisomerase I antibodies
  5. E)Anti P Q type voltage gated calcium channel antibodiesGABARITO

Explicação

Anti P Q type voltage gated calcium channel antibodies is correct. Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a paraneoplastic disorder, classically associated with small cell lung carcinoma, that impairs presynaptic calcium dependent acetylcholine release. Proximal... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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