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Tacrolimus-associated Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Patient with Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report

2026-04-01

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell neoplasm that is rarely observed in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). A 71-year-old Uyghur male diagnosed with myasthenia gravis type IVb was evaluated. In 2023, the patient experienced an exacerbation of muscle weakness and dyspnea secondary to an infection. Prior to this episode, he was treated with oral pyridostigmine bromide 90 mg fou...

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Literature Corpus work: 98d3bf72-0f7d-55f7-a31f-c4ade5fb8af6
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9008553/v1

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