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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Comparison of Short-Term Post-Thymectomy Outcomes by Time-Weighted Dosages of Drug Requirements between Thymoma and Non-Thymoma Myasthenia Gravis Patients.

Phattamon Wiboonpong, Suwanna Setthawatcharawanich, Pat Korathanakhun, Thanyalak Amornpojnimman, Nannapat Pruphetkaew, Pensri Chongphattararot, Chutarat Sathirapanya, Pornchai Sathirapanya

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Phattamon WiboonpongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Suwanna SetthawatcharawanichDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Pat KorathanakhunDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Thanyalak AmornpojnimmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Nannapat PruphetkaewEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Pensri ChongphattararotDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Chutarat SathirapanyaDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-8910-783X
Pornchai SathirapanyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-3404-6747

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(1) Background: Early thymectomy is suggested in all clinically indicated myasthenia gravis (MG) patients. However, short-term clinical response after thymectomy in MG patients has been limitedly described in the literature. This study aimed to compare the 5-year post-thymectomy outcomes between thymoma (Th) and non-thymoma (non-Th) MG patients. (2) Methods: MG patients aged ≥18 years who underwent transsternal thymectomy and had tissue histopathology reports in Songklanagarind Hospital between 2002 and 2020 were enrolled in a retrospective review. The differences in the baseline demographics and clinical characteristics between ThMG and non-Th MG patients were studied. We compared the time-weighted averages (TWAs) of daily required dosages of pyridostigmine, prednisolone or azathioprine to efficiently maintain daily living activities and earnings between the MG patient groups during 5 consecutive years following thymectomy. Post-thymectomy clinical status, exacerbations or crises were followed. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis with statistical significance set at

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Myasthenia GravisThymus NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultHumansMalePyridostigmine BromideRetrospective StudiesThymectomyTreatment OutcomePyridostigmine Bromidecrisisexacerbationmyasthenia gravisthymectomythymoma

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