Giant cell myositis associated with concurrent myasthenia gravis: a case-based review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1007/s10067-021-05619-5
Abstract: The term “giant cell myositis” has been used to refer to muscle diseases characterized histologically by multinucleated giant cells. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorder. The rare concurrence of giant cell myositis with… read more here.
Keywords: giant cell; cell; myasthenia gravis; cell myositis ... See more keywords
Giant cell myositis associated with metastatic thymoma and granulomatous hypercalcaemia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246688
Abstract: Giant cell myositis (GCM) is a rare inflammatory myopathy associated with myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Here, we report on a woman in her late 50s with a history of myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus and… read more here.
Keywords: hypercalcaemia; cell myositis; giant cell;