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Myasthenia Gravis in a Child With Schimke Immuno‐Osseous Dysplasia: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT We report a rare association between Schimke immune‐osseous dysplasia and myasthenia gravis. Clinicians should be aware of potential autoimmune neuromuscular complications in SIOD, as early recognition and tailored immunosuppression may improve prognosis.
Mohamed S. Al Riyami   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are the minimally invasive techniques the new gold standard in thymus surgery for myasthenia gravis? Experience of a reference single-site in VATS thymectomy

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the maturation and proliferation of T lymphocytes. During the first years of our lives, the activation and inactivation of T lymphocytes occur within the thymus, facilitating the correct maturation
Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Venous thromboembolism after adult thymus or thymic tumor resection: A single‐center experience

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, 2020
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common postoperative complication. Previous studies have shown that the VTE incidence after major thoracic surgery is high. However, there have been no exclusive data after thymectomy thus far.
Xingguo Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of pregnancy and birth on the course of myasthenia gravis before or after transsternal radical thymectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core  

HLA and cross-reactive antigen group matching for cadaver kidney allocation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Background. Allocation of cadaver kidneys by graded human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatibility scoring arguably has had little effect on overall survival while prejudicing the transplant candidacy of African-American and other hard to match populations.
Allan Donner   +54 more
core   +1 more source

Successful Management of Post-Thymectomy Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Rituximab: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncology
Background: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Myasthenia gravis patients with anti-MuSK antibodies [Miastenija gravis kod bolesnika s pozitivnim protutijelima na MuSK] [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core  

Mediastinal neoplasms in patients with Graves disease: a possible link between sustained hyperthyroidism and thymic neoplasia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Premature ovarian failure and ovarian autoimmunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is defined as a syndrome characterized by menopause before the age of 40 yr. The patients suffer from anovulation and hypoestrogenism.
A. Hoek   +315 more
core   +3 more sources

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