2003
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000059130.68845.2c
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Full-blown graft-versus-host disease presenting with skin manifestations, jaundice and diarrhoea

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“…Since Kornacki first described case with thymoma and GVHD‐like colitis in 1995, thymoma‐associated GVHD‐like manifestations including skin symptoms and liver dysfunction have also been reported . In 2007, Wadhera et al .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since Kornacki first described case with thymoma and GVHD‐like colitis in 1995, thymoma‐associated GVHD‐like manifestations including skin symptoms and liver dysfunction have also been reported . In 2007, Wadhera et al .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We have reported previously the case of a 40-year-old Japanese woman presenting with psoriasiform erythroderma caused by thymoma-associated multi-organ autoimmunity [7], whereas others have reported similar cases [1][2][3][4][5][6]8,9]. This patient was diagnosed with MG associated with type-B1 thymoma, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, at 23 years of age, and extended thymectomy followed by radiation therapy (RT) was performed [20].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, thymomas are frequently associated with paraneoplastic autoimmune disorders, the most common of which are myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, and hypogammaglobulinemia. While rare, several case studies have also reported a condition termed thymoma‐associated multiorgan autoimmunity (TAMA) affecting the skin, liver, and colon. Interestingly, the histopathologic findings in damaged organs resemble those of graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) despite the lack of transplanted lymphocytes.…”
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“…Sixteen separate cases of TAMA have been reported in the literature to date. Of those cases, 12 exhibited GVHD‐like erythroderma, 5 exhibited liver involvement, and 10 exhibited GVHD‐like colitis. Additionally, 5 cases reported skin involvement only and 4 cases reported colitis only.…”
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