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Myasthenia Gravis and Alopecia Areata
Neurol 48:774-775, Kubota,A.K.,et al, 1997
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Article 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.
 
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