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Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity

Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity rather than just read about it. In short: Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity (TAMA) is a severe often fatal disease that presents in some patients with thymoma. It has also been referred to in the medical literature as "thymoma-associated graft-versus-host-like disease".

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Reference excerpt

Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity (TAMA) is a severe often fatal disease that presents in some patients with thymoma. It has also been referred to in the medical literature as "thymoma-associated graft-versus-host-like disease".

Presentation Patients with TAMA present with variable combinations of a morbilliform skin eruption, chronic diarrhea, and abnormal liver enzymes. The histopathology of the skin, liver, or bowel mucosa resembles GVHD.

Pathophysiology Thymoma is a relatively uncommon neoplasm arising from the thymus, the primary lymphoid organ where T cells become educated to distinguish "self" from "non self". In the setting of thymoma, abnormal thymic education occurs as a result of subtle differences in antigen processing. In TAMA these differences result in autoreactive T cells escaping from the thymus. This results in a condition similar to graft-versus-host disease.

Diagnosis

Treatment Patients often have a refractory disease course but some patients may respond to phototherapy.

History This disease name was coined by Emanual Maverakis and described in detail in 2007 but case reports of graft-versus-host-like disease in the setting of thymoma date back to at least the mid 1990s.

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In the classroom: Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Autoimmune diseases, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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