Primary antiphospholipid syndrome emerging following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Additional evidence for the kaleidoscope of autoimmunity

Lupus

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 474-476

  Shoenfeld, Y ^a   Lorber, M ^b,c   Yucel, T ^d   Yazici, H ^d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Research Unit of Autoimmune Diseases   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti cardiolipin antibodies; Anti phospholipid syndrome; Autoimmunity; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLICATION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 0030869465     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096120339700600511     Document Type: Article

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