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. 1973 Oct 20;109(8):733-734, 736-738.

Thymoma, myasthenia gravis, erythroblastopenic anemia and systemic lupus erythematosus in one patient

H L N MacKechnie, A H Squires, M Platts, W Pruzanski
PMCID: PMC1947065  PMID: 4126868

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman who initially had myasthenia gravis subsequently presented with thymoma, erythroblastopenic anemia and systemic lupus erythematosus during 17 years of follow-up. In a review of the literature no similar documented cases were found, although 14 patients were reported with three of the above diseases, two also having positive LE cell tests. An association of several autoimmune disorders in one patient may be more frequent than was previously believed.

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