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  • Title: Multiple paraneoplastic syndromes: myasthenia gravis, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and oral lichen planus associated with thymoma.
    Author: Qiao J, Zhou G, Ding Y, Zhu D, Fang H.
    Journal: J Neurol Sci; 2011 Sep 15; 308(1-2):177-9. PubMed ID: 21689830.
    Abstract:
    Thymomas are associated with paraneoplastic autoimmune diseases at a high frequency. It is rare that four paraneoplastic autoimmune disorders co-occur in a single patient. We describe a thymoma patient with diagnoses of myasthenia gravis, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and oral lichen planus associated with a thymoma. After thymectomy, the weakness, vitiligo, alopecia and mucocutaneous lesions were improving progressively, possibly implicating the thymoma in initiating these autoimmune conditions. We believe that this is the first report of this particular combination of multiple paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma.
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