Alopecia areata associated with myasthenia gravis and thymoma: A case of alopecia with marked improvement following thymectomy and high level prednisolone administration

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 769-772

  Kamada, Noriaki ^a   Hatamochi, Atsushi ^a   Shinkai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; High level glucocorticosteroid administration; Myasthenia gravis (MG); Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031424907     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02323.x     Document Type: Article

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