Table 1

Underlying causes of death in patients with myasthenia gravis (n=100 deaths)

Deaths (n)
Cardiovascular disease31
Myasthenia gravis27
Malignant disease1-150 15
Pneumonia 4
Other pulmonary disease 7
Cerebrovascular disease 6
Perforated diverticulitis1-151 3
Perforated gastric ulcer1-152 2
Urosepsis1-153 1
Accident2
Unknown2

  • ↵1-150 Including two patients with malignant thymoma.

  • ↵1-151 All patients treated with steroids.

  • ↵1-152 One patient treated with steroids.

  • ↵1-153 Treated with steroids.