Thymoma associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and immunologic abnormalities

被引:28
作者
Bozzolo, E
Bellone, M
Quaroni, N
Voci, C
Sabbadini, MG
机构
[1] San Raffaele Sci Inst, Div Med 2, Dept Internal Med, I-20132 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Milan, Milan, Italy
关键词
systemic lupus erythematosus; thymoma; autoimmune disease;
D O I
10.1191/096120300678828055
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The association between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and thymoma occurs with a greater frequency than dictated by coincidence alone. The immunologic effects of thymectomy on the appearance and/or the course of SLE are still to be elucidated. We report one case of SLE diagnosed at the same time as thymoma, and two cases of thymoma associated with immunologic disorders in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms diagnostic of SLE.
引用
收藏
页码:151 / 154
页数:4
相关论文
共 28 条
[1]  
ALARCONSEGOVIA D, 1963, LANCET, V2, P662
[2]   DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS AFTER THYMECTOMY FOR MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS - STUDIES OF SUPPRESSOR CELL-FUNCTION [J].
CALABRESE, LH ;
BACH, JF ;
CURRIE, T ;
VIDT, D ;
CLOUGH, J ;
KRAKAUER, RS .
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 1981, 141 (02) :253-255
[3]  
CAYLA J, 1975, REV RHUM, V42, P253
[4]  
CLAUDY AL, 1983, THYMUS, V5, P209
[5]  
CONTIFINE B, 1997, MYASTHENIA GRAVIS IM
[6]   CONCURRENT FEATURES OF CUTANEOUS LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS AND PEMPHIGUS ERYTHEMATOSUS FOLLOWING MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS AND THYMOMA [J].
CRUZ, PD ;
COLDIRON, BM ;
SONTHEIMER, RD .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, 1987, 16 (02) :472-480
[7]   THYMOMA AND PURE RED-CELL APLASIA IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS [J].
DUCHMANN, R ;
SCHWARTING, A ;
PORALLA, T ;
ZUMBUSCHENFELDE, KHM ;
HERMANN, E .
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, 1995, 24 (04) :251-254
[8]  
FOURNEL P, 1987, Revue de Pneumologie Clinique, V43, P98
[9]  
Hahn Bevra H., 1993, P67
[10]   INDUCTION OF SUPPRESSOR T-CELLS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS BY THYMOSIN AND CULTURED THYMIC EPITHELIUM [J].
HOROWITZ, S ;
BORCHERDING, W ;
MOORTHY, AV ;
CHESNEY, R ;
SCHULTEWISSERMANN, H ;
HONG, R ;
GOLDSTEIN, A .
SCIENCE, 1977, 197 (4307) :999-1001