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Fulminant myasthenia gravis and polymyositis after thymectomy for thymoma
Author(s) -
Hassel B.,
Gilhus N. E.,
Aarli J. A.,
Skogen O. R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb03997.x
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , thymoma , thymectomy , polymyositis , medicine , fulminant , paralysis , surgery , pathology
Two days after thymectomy for thymoma a patient developed myasthenia gravis and polymyositis; these rapidly progressed to a near total paralysis.