title: Lymphoma, thymoma and the wooden man: stiff-person syndrome post-thymoma excision and non-Hodgkin lymphoma remission.
abstract: Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is an uncommon yet under-diagnosed, neuromuscular disorder characterised by progressive muscle rigidity with superimposed painful muscle spasms triggered by tactile, auditory or emotional stimulation. We describe the world's first case report of typical SPS in a patient with previously excised thymoma and treated non-Hodgkin lymphoma. This is of relevance because of the increasingly elucidated autoimmune aetiology of SPS.
authors.affiliation: Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D016750:Stiff-Person Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*