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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 17:2018:7296930.
doi: 10.1155/2018/7296930. eCollection 2018.

Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Blood Stem Cell Transplant

Zarir Ahmed  1 , Martin Schoen  2 , Nabeel Rajeh  2
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Case Reports

Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Blood Stem Cell Transplant

Zarir Ahmed et al. Case Rep Hematol. .

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis is a very rare manifestation of graft versus host disease after stem cell transplants. Herein, we describe a case of new-onset myasthenia gravis after a stem cell transplant 34 months ago in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.

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