ReviewClinical and experimental nephrology2010
Systemic lupus erythematosus after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: a case report and review of the literature.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Post-Thymectomy Autoimmune Flare-Up With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.JCEM case reports · 2024Article
- A tale of autoimmunity: thymoma, thymectomy, and systemic lupus erythematosus.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Review
- Risk of incident autoimmune diseases in patients with thymectomy.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2020Article
- Secondary systemic lupus erythematosus after thymoma resection misdiagnosed as medically unexplained dyspnoea: A case report.Medicine · 2017Article
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome after Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis - A Case Report.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2015Article
- The association of systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis: a series of 17 cases, with a special focus on hydroxychloroquine use and a review of the literature.Journal of neurology · 2012Review
- Concomitant autoimmunity in myasthenia gravis--lack of association with IgA deficiency.Journal of neuroimmunology · 2011Article
- Immune dysregulation after cardiothoracic surgery and incidental thymectomy: maintenance of regulatory T cells despite impaired thymopoiesis.Clinical & developmental immunology · 2011Article
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- Erratum issued
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Here, we report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 13-year-old girl who developed the disease 3 years after thymectomy performed for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. The presenting symptoms were fever, generalized fatigability, bilateral loin pain, weight loss, arthralgia, hair loss, and recurrent painless mouth ulcers. Laboratory findings revealed proteinuria, hematuria, anemia, leucopenia, a high titer of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-dsDNA, and decreased complement (C3 and C4) levels. There was minimal ascitis and pericardial effusion. Renal biopsy showed lupus nephritis class IV. The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus was established based on the clinical and laboratory findings. The activity of systemic lupus erythematosus was controlled by pulsed treatment with methyl prednisolone followed by long-term oral glucocorticoid and immunosuppressive therapy. This study highlights the immune system derangement following thymectomy. It also examines the relevant literature.
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