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A 69-year-old man with myasthenia gravis and a mediastinal mass

Article Abstract:

Symptoms of myasthenia gravis in a patient with a mass in their chest may be a sign of thymoma. Thymoma is a tumor of the thymus gland, which is located in the upper part of the chest. The case of a 69-year-old man illustrates the connection between myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Thymomas are found in about 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis overall, but only 3% of younger patients have thymoma compared to 35% of older patients. About 35% of patients with thymoma have myasthenia gravis.

Myasthenia gravis, Thymoma

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Case 31-2003: a 44-year-old man with HIV infection and a right atrial mass

Article Abstract:

A 44-year-old HIV patient with a mass in his heart was diagnosed with diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma of the heart. This is a rare cancer but there are reports of 18 HIV patients who have been diagnosed and treated for this type of cancer since 1993. This patient was treated with chemotherapy.

Diseases, HIV patients, Lymphomas, Thoracic cancer

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Case 30-2004: a 37-year-old woman with paresthesias of the arms and legs

Article Abstract:

A case of a 37-year-old woman is described who was seen in the clinic because of numbness in the arms and legs. This started with tingling and numbness in the fingertips and gradually resulted in possible fever and led fatigue on exertion and the treatment to this problem is discussed.

Paresthesia

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