| Autor: |
Jessie, Chen, MaiAnh, Nguyen, Elaine, Cheong, D, Sean Riminton, Stephen, Reddel |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ neurology open. 4(1) |
| ISSN: |
2632-6140 |
| Popis: |
A 39-year-old man with thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody myasthenia gravis (MG) presented with fevers, night sweats, abdominal pain and weight loss. Marked splenomegaly and intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy were found. Biopsies confirmed disseminatedThis case illustrates the autoimmune manifestations that can occur with thymoma. It illustrates the benefit of exogenous IFN-γ in overcoming the immune deficit. In this case, its use did not exacerbate existing autoimmune disease or trigger others. We raise awareness of the need to consider cytokine pathway defects as a contributing factor to refractory atypical infections in patients with thymoma-associated MG. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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