Abstract
We describe a patient with the diagnoses of acquired neuromyotonia, cutaneous lupus erythematosus and alopecia areata, occurring many years after a thymectomy for myasthenia gravis associated with a thymoma. We review the current literature on autoimmune conditions associated with myasthenia gravis and thymectomy. To our knowledge, this combination of multiple autoimmune conditions has not been reported previously.
MeSH terms
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Alopecia Areata / diagnosis*
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Alopecia Areata / immunology
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Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
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Autoantibodies / blood
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Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
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Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
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Carbamazepine / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Isaacs Syndrome / diagnosis*
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Isaacs Syndrome / drug therapy
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Isaacs Syndrome / immunology
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Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
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Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / immunology
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Middle Aged
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Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
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Myasthenia Gravis / immunology
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Myasthenia Gravis / surgery
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Neurologic Examination
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / immunology
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Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated / immunology
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Receptors, Cholinergic / immunology
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Thymectomy
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Thymoma / diagnosis
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Thymoma / immunology
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Thymoma / surgery
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Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Thymus Neoplasms / immunology
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Thymus Neoplasms / surgery
Substances
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Autoantibodies
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Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
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Receptors, Cholinergic
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Carbamazepine