| Literature DB >> 2962873 |
P H Jansen1, W O Renier, G de Vaan, P Reekers, D M Vingerhoets, F J Gabreëls.
Abstract
We report the association of myasthenia gravis (MG) and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) in a 13-year-old girl. The co-existence of these autoimmune diseases is rare in adults and, to our knowledge, never described in children. In our patient thymectomy had a therapeutic effect on both MG and AITP, suggesting a altered T-cell function as a pathogenic factor of major importance in both affections.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 1987 PMID： 2962873 DOI： 10.1007/bf02467359
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN： 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183