Appearance of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis following Thymectomy : Two Case Reports.
10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.134
- Author:
Mi Jeong PARK
1
;
Yun A KIM
;
Shin Seok LEE
;
Byeong Chae KIM
;
Myeong Kyu KIM
;
Ki Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. shinseok@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myasthenia Gravis;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Thymectomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Human;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*diagnosis/etiology;
Myasthenia Gravis/*diagnosis/therapy;
Thymus Gland/*surgery;
Time Factors
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004;19(1):134-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients who had undergone thymectomy. SLE developed in the patients 3 months or 13 yr after thymectomy, and polyarthritis was the main clinical manifestation of SLE. Both patients fulfilled at least four of the revised criteria for the classification of SLE. In this report, we describe two postthymectomy lupus patients and perform a comparative review of previous cases.
