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Table 4 Key clinical features present in the exacerbations in a patient with a thymectomy verses without thymectomy

From: Analysis of length of stay and treatment emergent complications in hospitalized myasthenia gravis patients with exacerbation

Clinical Feature

% Of Exacerbations in Patients with Thymectomy

(n = 36)

% Of Exacerbations in Patients without Thymectomy

(n = 105)

Male Sex

22%

38%

White Race

67%

99%

Seropositive

75%

62%

Intubated

11%

20%

Average Age

34.7 years

58.5 years

Most Common MGFA Class at Time of Initial Diagnosis

Class 4

Class 2