Alopecia Areata and Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Paraneoplastic Phenomena of Breast Cancer

    January 2022 in “ JAAD Case Reports ”
    Charles Dunn, Rajiv Nathoo, Aaron Tauer, Layne Green
    Studysummary This article reports a unique case of a 60-year-old woman with alopecia areata and myasthenia gravis, suggesting a rare paraneoplastic syndrome connection primarily limited to prior reports involving hematologic cancers.
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