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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023

Thymoma: a fatal case report of recurring pneumonia from Tanzania.

Abid M Sadiq, Ruvimbo R Mukamuri, Eugenie M Kamabu, Faustini C Kimondo, Adnan M Sadiq, Gilbert Z Nkya

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abid M SadiqDepartments of Internal Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-7812-8042
Ruvimbo R MukamuriSurgery.
Eugenie M KamabuFaculty of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-8004-1763
Faustini C KimondoDepartments of Internal Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-2379-3512
Adnan M SadiqRadiology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre.
Gilbert Z NkyaPathology.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · TZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymomas present either concurrently with myasthenia gravis, with local pressure symptoms, or asymptomatically as a mediastinal mass. Due to its variable presentation, the incidence is low, as not all cases would be identified. Thymomas can present with a rare entity of combined T-cell and B-cell immunodeficiency in adults. Thymectomy is the most important prognostic factor, including preventing autoimmune manifestations of thymoma, but immunodeficiency may persist after thymectomy. Case presentation: The authors report a case of thymoma with evidence of immunodeficiency, manifesting as recurrent pneumonia and respiratory distress in an HIV-seronegative 62-year-old man with a suspected diagnosis 3 years before admission. During his bouts of pneumonia, blood cultures revealed methicillin-resistant Conclusion: Clinicians should be aware that thymoma can cause immunodeficiency. Clinical suspicion should be raised in patients who present with recurrent infections, particularly in thymoma cases with adult-onset immunodeficiency.

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ARDScase reportMRSApneumoniaTanzaniathymoma

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PMCPMC10129280
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