| Leukocyte and lymphoid cell counts in myasthenia gravis. | |
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PMID: 1167632 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Serial leukocyte counts and lymphoid cell counts were compared before and after thymectomy via sternal-splitting incision in 50 patients with myasthenia gravis. Leukocyte counts and lymphoid cell counts of the thymectomized patients also were compared to those of 30 non-thymectomized myasthenic patients and 150 non-myasthenic patient controls. While mean leukocyte counts did not change significantly before and 5.5 plus or minus 5 years after thymectomy, mean lymphoid cell counts were slightly lower during this observation period post-thymectomy (t equals 1.918, p equals 0.03). Lower lymphoid cell counts appeared to correlate with a favorable response of myasthenia gravis in patients with thymic hyperplasia and mainly involuted thymus. |
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Authors:
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D Fritze; C Herrmann |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurology Volume: 25 ISSN: 0028-3878 ISO Abbreviation: Neurology Publication Date: 1975 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1975-05-21 Completed Date: 1975-05-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401060 Medline TA: Neurology Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 251-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Cell Count Female Humans Leukocyte Count Lymphocytes* Lymphoid Tissue / cytology*, pathology Male Middle Aged Myasthenia Gravis* / blood, pathology, therapy Thymectomy Thymoma / blood, pathology Thymus Hyperplasia / blood, pathology Thymus Neoplasms / blood, pathology |
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