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When is thymectomy contraindicated for treatment of myasthenia gravis?
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∙ 13y ago
Persons with disease onset after the age of 60 and those with thymomas (tumor on the thymus) do not respond well to thymectomy.
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What are the drugs contraindicated in myasthenia gravis?
all mycin antibiotics except for erythromycin
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