Autoimmune alopecia areata due to thymoma without myasthenia gravis: a case report

Abstract Background Thymoma is associated with autoimmune diseases. Myasthenia gravis is frequently associated with thymoma, but cases of thymoma complicated by alopecia areata are very rare. In this report, we present a case of thymoma associated with alopecia areata, but without Myasthenia gravis....

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Main Authors: Yukino Saito, Tomohiro Yazawa, Toshiteru Nagashima, Yoichi Ohtaki, Natsuko Kawatani, Eiji Narusawa, Ryohei Yoshikawa, Nozomi Matsumura, Tatsuro Maehara, Ken Shirabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01655-2