Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 946-949 , 2006

Coexistence of Pernicious Anemia and Myasthenia Gravis—A Rare Combination of Autoimmune Diseases in Taiwan

  • Kuo-Hsuan Chang

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Nan Men General Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Rong-Kuo Lyu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Long-Sun Ro

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yih-Ru Wu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chiung-Mei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chiung-Mei Chen, Section of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University College of Medicine, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan

Received 17 August 2005 ,Revised 27 September 2005 ,Accepted 6 December 2005.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60181-9

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60181-9

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 946-949 , 2006

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