Thymoma Without Myasthenia Gravis Showing Size Fluctuation in Parallel to Alopecia Areata Activity: A Case Report

    January 2025 in “ Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ”
    Keisuke Fujimoto, Koichiro Kenzaki, Takako Kubo … Akiyoshi Yamamoto
    Studysummary This case report describes a 55-year-old woman with alopecia areata whose condition improved rapidly and did not recur after the surgical resection of a thymoma, suggesting a potential immunological link between alopecia areata and thymoma that warrants further investigation.
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    1. Autoimmune Alopecia Areata Due to Thymoma Without Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report Surgical Case Reports · 2023
    2. Alopecia Areata Is Driven by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Is Reversed by JAK Inhibition Nature medicine · 2014