Triad of thymoma, myasthenia gravis and pure red cell aplasia combined with Sjögren's syndrome

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 345-348

  Fujiu, Koichi ^a   Kanno, Ryuzo ^a   Shio, Yutaka ^a   Ohsugi, Jyun ^a   Nozawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Gotoh, Mitsukazu ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Pure red cell aplasia; Sj gren's syndrome; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PURE RED CELL ANEMIA; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 3843126249     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0068-1     Document Type: Article

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