Thymoma-associated exfoliative dermatitis with post-thymectomy myasthenia gravis in a cat

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 757-760

  Singh, Ameet ^a   Boston, Sarah E ^a   Poma, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; FEMALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEWBORN EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; COMPLICATION; DERMATITIS, EXFOLIATIVE; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATS; DERMATITIS, EXFOLIATIVE; FEMALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956561790     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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