Association between peripheral plasmablasts and postoperative exacerbation in patients with thymoma ‐associated myasthenia gravis

ConclusionsIn patients with exacerbation of neurological symptoms after thymectomy for TAMG, the plasmablast levels were originally high and/or became high postoperatively. Thus, elevated plasmablast levels could potentially be predictive of postoperative exacerbation of MG.

Source: Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology - January 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Shoko Izaki, Satoru Tanaka, Satoru Oji, Akihiro Kubota, Hikoaki Fukaura, Mitsuo Nakayama, Kyoichi Nomura Tags: Original Article Source Type: research