Comorbid Autoimmune Diseases in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of a Chinese Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The phenomenon of coexisting autoimmune diseases (ADs) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) has attracted considerable attention. However, few studies have investigated the burden and potential clinical associations of ADs in Chinese MG cohorts. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we reviewed the records of 1,132 patients with MG who were admitted to Huashan Hospital Fudan University from August 2013 to August 2020. Patients were excluded if they had incomplete medical records (n = 336). Results: Comorbid ADs were found in 92 of 796 Chinese patients with MG (11.6%), among which, hyperthyroidism (6.7%), hypothyrosis (2.6%), and vitiligo (0.8%) were predominant. Patients with MG with ADs were predominantly female, younger at the

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645996 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature