Title: Fulminant myasthenia gravis and polymyositis after thymectomy for thymoma
Abstract: Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaVolume 85, Issue 1 p. 63-65 Fulminant myasthenia gravis and polymyositis after thymectomy for thymoma B. Hassel, Corresponding Author B. Hassel Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwayBφrnar Hassel, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Division for EnvironmentalToxicology, N-2007 Kjeller, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorN. E. Gilhus, N. E. Gilhus Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorJ. A. Aarli, J. A. Aarli Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorO. R. Skogen, O. R. Skogen Departments of Medicine, Central Hospital of Møre & Romsdal,Ålesund, NorwaySearch for more papers by this author B. Hassel, Corresponding Author B. Hassel Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwayBφrnar Hassel, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Division for EnvironmentalToxicology, N-2007 Kjeller, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorN. E. Gilhus, N. E. Gilhus Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorJ. A. Aarli, J. A. Aarli Departments of Neurology, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorO. R. Skogen, O. R. Skogen Departments of Medicine, Central Hospital of Møre & Romsdal,Ålesund, NorwaySearch for more papers by this author First published: January 1992 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb03997.xCitations: 17AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Two days after thymectomy for thymoma a patient developed myasthenia gravis and polymyositis; these rapidly progressed to a near total paralysis. References 1 Rosai J, Levine GD. Tumors of the thymus. In: Atlas of tumor pathology, second series. Fascicle 13. 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