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Myasthenia gravis appearing 18 years after resection of benign thymoma with subsequent limbic encephalitis.

Abstract
Thymoma is associated with multiple autoimmune disorders, most commonly myasthenia gravis (MG). However, symptomatic MG may first present following thymectomy. We report an unusual patient with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis diagnosed a few months after total thymectomy for asymptomatic thymoma, followed 18 years later by the onset of symptomatic MG without evidence of tumor recurrence.
AuthorsAdir Shaulov, Misgav Rottenstreich, Hagit Peleg, Maya Spiegel, Boris Shichman, Zohar Argov
JournalJournal of the neurological sciences (J Neurol Sci) Vol. 317 Issue 1-2 Pg. 146-7 (Jun 15 2012) ISSN: 1878-5883 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID22483854 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Limbic Encephalitis (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Myasthenia Gravis (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Thymectomy (adverse effects)
  • Thymoma (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
  • Thymus Neoplasms (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
  • Time Factors

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