Thymoma: a fatal case report of recurring pneumonia from Tanzania.

Abid M SadiqRuvimbo R MukamuriEugenie M Kamabu Faustini C KimondoAdnan M SadiqGilbert Z Nkya

Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2023)

Clinicians should be aware that thymoma can cause immunodeficiency. Clinical suspicion should be raised in patients who present with recurrent infections, particularly in thymoma cases with adult-onset immunodeficiency.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
case report
palliative care
community acquired pneumonia
mechanical ventilation