COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis

Abstract Thymomas are associated with autoimmune disease, most commonly myasthenia gravis, and rarely with autoimmune encephalitis. More recently, viral triggers including COVID‐19 have also been implicated in autoimmunity. We present a case of antibody‐positive autoimmune encephalitis that develope...

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Main Authors: Jenelle Raynowska, Victoria Wu, Max Kazer, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Dominic Ferrey, Anastasie Dunn‐Pirio
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Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7064
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author Jenelle Raynowska
Victoria Wu
Max Kazer
Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta
Dominic Ferrey
Anastasie Dunn‐Pirio
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description Abstract Thymomas are associated with autoimmune disease, most commonly myasthenia gravis, and rarely with autoimmune encephalitis. More recently, viral triggers including COVID‐19 have also been implicated in autoimmunity. We present a case of antibody‐positive autoimmune encephalitis that developed in the setting of COVID‐19 in a patient with thymomatous myasthenia gravis.
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spelling doaj-art-26dc1d1572fa48a88e67c324b08f854b2025-08-20T03:47:23ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7064COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravisJenelle Raynowska0Victoria Wu1Max Kazer2Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta3Dominic Ferrey4Anastasie Dunn‐Pirio5Department of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USADepartment of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USADepartment of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USADepartment of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USADepartment of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USADepartment of Neurosciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USAAbstract Thymomas are associated with autoimmune disease, most commonly myasthenia gravis, and rarely with autoimmune encephalitis. More recently, viral triggers including COVID‐19 have also been implicated in autoimmunity. We present a case of antibody‐positive autoimmune encephalitis that developed in the setting of COVID‐19 in a patient with thymomatous myasthenia gravis.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7064autoimmune encephalitisCOVID‐19myasthenia gravisthymoma
spellingShingle Jenelle Raynowska
Victoria Wu
Max Kazer
Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta
Dominic Ferrey
Anastasie Dunn‐Pirio
COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
Clinical Case Reports
autoimmune encephalitis
COVID‐19
myasthenia gravis
thymoma
title COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
title_full COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
title_fullStr COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
title_full_unstemmed COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
title_short COVID‐19‐associated AMPA‐R and CRMP‐5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
title_sort covid 19 associated ampa r and crmp 5 autoimmune encephalitis in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis
topic autoimmune encephalitis
COVID‐19
myasthenia gravis
thymoma
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7064
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