Autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with myasthenia gravis and thymoma: a report on the first case in Korea.
- Author:
Yo Seb HAN
1
;
Byung Ho KIM
;
Tae Hyung KIM
;
Seok Ho DONG
;
Hyo Jong KIM
;
Young Woon CHANG
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Rin CHANG
;
Youn Wha KIM
;
Joo Chul PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Autoimmune hepatitis;
Myasthenia gravis;
Thymoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Case Report;
HLA-DR Antigens/genetics;
Hepatitis, Autoimmune/etiology+ACo-;
Human;
Male;
Myasthenia Gravis/complications+ACo-;
Thymoma/etiology+ACo-;
Thymus Neoplasms/etiology+ACo-
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2000;15(2):151-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that results from an antibody-mediated reaction and occurs with thymoma in 15+ACU- of patients. It is very rarely associated with autoimmune hepatitis. Four cases of myasthenia gravis with autoimmune hepatitis have been reported in the world. We recently experienced a case of 30-year-old man with myasthenia gravis associated with thymoma and autoimmune hepatitis. This condition is the first case that has not been reported previously in Korea. We report this rare condition along with a brief review of the literature.
