[The association of myasthenia gravis and hairy-cell leukemia]

Med Clin (Barc). 1991 Nov 23;97(18):703-5.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis (MG) and tricholeucemia (TL) produce an important immune alteration favoring the appearance of neoplastic and autoimmune disorders. The case of a 53 years old patient who developed type B TL 5 years after the diagnosis of MG is reported. Upon revision of the literature, 37 cases of association of MG and malignant hemopathies, fundamentally lymphoproliferative were found. In general, MG precedes the appearance of the neoplastic process. The autoimmunity and immunodeficiency characteristic of MG probably constitute the pathogenic mechanism leading to the appearance of the neoplastic process.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / metabolism
  • Bone Marrow / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications
  • Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
  • Spleen / pathology