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Despite : well known- association of -Hashimoto´s . thyroiditis:. -with. myasthenia gravis, documented cases are few. We. experienced ° two.- cases,. with both diseases . manifesting, themselves -at intervals..-In , both cases,i.goiters were noted earlier by. 55 months ~ and 13, years. than myasthenic: symptoms. One was hyVothroi& and the--other- -euthyroid,.:;.Corticosteroid therapy appeared to be of value,especially in myasthenic crisis in these cases. Pertinent literatures on the association of the two diseases and its mechanism are reviewed.
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