Abstract
Of 202 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), 6 (3%) developed alopecia areata. All six patients had a thymoma verified by pathology; the frequency of alopecia areata rose to 17% of 35 MG patients with a thymoma. In one patient who had no recognizable tumor in the mediastinum, an ectopic thymoma was present in the anterior neck.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Alopecia Areata / etiology*
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Alopecia Areata / prevention & control
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myasthenia Gravis / complications*
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Myasthenia Gravis / therapy
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Prednisolone / therapeutic use
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Recurrence
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Remission Induction
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Remission, Spontaneous
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Thymectomy
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Thymoma / complications
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Thymoma / diagnosis
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Thymus Neoplasms / complications
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Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis