Myasthenia gravis patients with anti-MuSK antibodies [Miastenija gravis kod bolesnika s pozitivnim protutijelima na MuSK] [PDF]
, 2009 In myasthenia gravis (MG) patients without detectable anti-acetylcholine receptor (anti-AChR) antibody, referred to as seronegative myasthenia gravis patients, there is a variable proportion of patients with antibodies against the muscle specific kinase (
Bilić, Ervina +5 more
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Effect of pregnancy and birth on the course of myasthenia gravis before or after transsternal radical thymectomy [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Myasthenia gravis (MG) affects women at childbearing age. Therefore, the question arises if these patients should become pregnant and if thymectomy has a positive effect on the course of MG in pregnant patients.
Carboni, Gianluca +4 more
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Mediastinal neoplasms in patients with Graves disease: a possible link between sustained hyperthyroidism and thymic neoplasia? [PDF]
, 2012 Background Anterior mediastinal masses are a rare but well documented finding in Graves disease. The vast majority of these lesions represents benign thymic hypertrophy and regress after treatment of the hyperthyroidism.
Boyd, Jonathan D, Juskevicius, Ridas
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Efficacious control of cytomegalovirus infection after long-term depletion of CD8+ T lymphocytes [PDF]
, 1990 Although the relative contribution of different immune effector functions to clearing tissues of cytomegalovirus is controversial, the contribution of CD8+ T lymphocytes has generally been accepted as essential. In this report, we show that under certain
Jonjic, Stipan +4 more
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Successful Management of Post-Thymectomy Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Rituximab: A Case Report
Case Reports in OncologyBackground: Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare cause of anemia characterized by decreased red blood cell production, often associated with thymomas.
Mohammed Abdulgayoom +5 more
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Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2017 OBJECTIVE. The authors evaluated the role of antibodies to striated muscle and acetylcholine receptors in diagnostics of myasthenia gravis and thymoma, as well as outcomes of thymectomy and prognosis of myasthenia course. MATERIAL AND METHODS.
M. G. Tovbina +3 more
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Variable Corticosteroid Sensitivity of Thymic Cortex and Medullary Peripheral-type Lymphoid Tissue in Myasthenia Gravis Patients: Structural and Functional Effects [PDF]
, 2017 The thymus has been studied in myasthenia gravis patients to assess the effects of previous immunosuppresslon on total yields of cell suspension, immunohistology and culture responses.
BROWN, A. N. +6 more
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Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in myasthenia gravis with thymoma: A case series
Asian Journal of Transfusion ScienceAutoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) is sometimes associated with thymic abnormalities. Thymectomy is performed in cases of MG with a thymoma or general MG that is resistant to medical therapy.
Rashmi Parashar +2 more
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Cytokines and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients not receiving antidepressant medication: a little-explored frontier and some of its brief history [PDF]
, 1998 Autoimmunity travelled from the theoretical roots planted by Burnet with the clonal selection theory and the early finding of a mouse providing a test for the role of the thymus as a source of forbidden clones.
Margarida Figueiredo- Braga +6 more
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Journal of Chest SurgeryBackground: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is recognized as a safe and effective treatment modality for early-stage lung cancer and anterior mediastinal masses. Recently, novel articulating instruments have been developed and introduced to
Sangil Yun +5 more
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