A case of myasthenia gravis accompanied by invasive thymoma, alopecia areata and dry mouth

We report a 43-year-old man suffering from myasthenia gravis with invasive thymoma accompanied with alopecia areata and dry mouth. These complications are extremely rare and the pathogenetic etiology of these complications was thought to depend on a generalized immunogilocal disturbance.

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1995-05, Vol.97 (2), p.161-163
Main Authors: Wakata, Nobuo, Sumiyoshi, Shuuko, Tagaya, Nozomu, Okada, Satoshi, Araki, Yoh, Kinoshita, Masao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alopecia areata
Alopecia Areata - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases
Dry mouth
Edrophonium - administration & dosage
Edrophonium - therapeutic use
Humans
Immune System Diseases - complications
Invasive thymoma
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia Gravis - complications
Myasthenia Gravis - drug therapy
Neurology
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Pyridostigmine Bromide - administration & dosage
Pyridostigmine Bromide - therapeutic use
Thymoma - complications
Thymoma - diagnosis
Thymoma - pathology
Thymus Neoplasms - complications
Thymus Neoplasms - drug therapy
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report a 43-year-old man suffering from myasthenia gravis with invasive thymoma accompanied with alopecia areata and dry mouth. These complications are extremely rare and the pathogenetic etiology of these complications was thought to depend on a generalized immunogilocal disturbance.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/0303-8467(94)00070-M