Myasthenia gravis, Hashimoto's disease and pernicious anaemia.

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J H Durston

چکیده

THE ASSOCIATION of myasthenia gravis with Hashimoto's disease and pernicious anaemia was described in a patient by Singer & Sahay (1966). Another patient with myasthenia gravis and pernicious anaemia who showed post-mortem evidence of Hashimoto's disease was reported by Simpson (1964). A further case history in which the patient had overt manifestations of these three conditions is described here.

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