European Journal of Dermatology
MENUGVHD-like erythroderma in the clinical course of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis Volume 27, issue 3, May-June 2017
Authors
3 Division of General Thoracic Surgery,
Department of Surgery,
Tokai University School of Medicine,
Isehara,
Japan
Department of Surgery,
Tokai University School of Medicine,
Isehara,
Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2017.2993
- Page(s) : 314-5
- Published in: 2017
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) occasionally occurs during transplantation or transfusion. It is rarely associated with thymoma and can present as a symptom of thymoma-associated multi-organ autoimmunity [1]. It has unfavourable prognosis due to complications, such as colitis or liver dysfunction [1-3]. Although, thymoma is a benign tumour that is radically resectable at an early stage, it is sometimes accompanied by autoimmune disorders and requires long-term management. Myasthenia gravis (MG) [...]
