Systemic lupus erythematosus followed by myasthenia gravis: a rare association

• Authors: Elena Sîrbu , Oana Milaş , Maxim Petrica , Ligia Petrica
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are autoimmune diseases, their association in the same patient being rarely described. Here, we report a case of SLE in a 19-year-old girl who within 2 years of the diagnosis of SLE developed MG, and underwent thymectomy for a benign thymoma immediately thereafter.

Keywords

EN

Systemic lupus erythematosus; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 799-802

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2013

online

6 - 12 - 2013

Contributors

author

Elena Sîrbu

• West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania

author

Oana Milaş

• Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Hospital, Timisoara, Romania

author

Maxim Petrica

• County Emergency Hospital Department of Neurology, Timişoara, Romania

author

Ligia Petrica

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0239-5