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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar 19;11(3):e7064.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7064. eCollection 2023 Mar.

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

Jenelle Raynowska  1 , Victoria Wu  1 , Max Kazer  1 , Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta  1 , Dominic Ferrey  1 , Anastasie Dunn-Pirio  1
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Case Reports

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

Jenelle Raynowska et al. Clin Case Rep. .

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.

Keywords: COVID‐19; autoimmune encephalitis; myasthenia gravis; thymoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(A). Chest CT showing 6 × 3.5 cm anterior mediastinal mass consistent with thymoma 2 months prior to admission. (B). Chest CT showing anterior mediastinal mass which had increased in size to 3.7 × 6.8 cm.
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