TY - JOUR
T1 - Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis without acetylcholine receptor antibodies
AU - Rigamonti, Andrea
AU - Lauria, Giuseppe
AU - Piamarta, Francesca
AU - Fiumani, Anna
AU - Agostoni, Elio
PY - 2011/3/15
Y1 - 2011/3/15
N2 - Patients with myasthenia gravis and thymoma usually present antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AchR-Ab). Only two cases of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis without AchR-Ab have been previously reported. We describe a case of seronegative thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis as a further evidence of the variability of myasthenia gravis in terms of antibody profile and thymic pathological findings.
AB - Patients with myasthenia gravis and thymoma usually present antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AchR-Ab). Only two cases of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis without AchR-Ab have been previously reported. We describe a case of seronegative thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis as a further evidence of the variability of myasthenia gravis in terms of antibody profile and thymic pathological findings.
KW - Acetylcholine receptor antibodies
KW - Myasthenia gravis
KW - Recurrence
KW - Seronegative myasthenia
KW - Thymoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jns.2010.12.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jns.2010.12.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 21236448
AN - SCOPUS:79951517228
VL - 302
SP - 112
EP - 113
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
SN - 0022-510X
IS - 1-2
ER -