在患有类风湿性关节炎和MGUS的患者中抗LGI1自身免疫脑炎
Lamprini Bounou1, Aimilios Kaklamanos1,2, Theodoros Androutsakos2
1Department of Neurology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
European journal of case reports in internal medicine
|July 10, 2024
概括
本病例报告详细介绍了与类风湿性关节炎和未知意义的单克隆性胃病变共存的抗白蛋白丰富的质瘤失活1边缘脑炎 (anti-LGI1 LE). 这凸显了在患有这些疾病和神经精神疾病症状的患者中需要更广泛的差异诊断的需要.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 抗氨酸丰富的质瘤非活化1边缘脑炎 (anti-LGI1 LE) 是一种常见的自身免疫脑炎.
- 类风湿性关节炎 (RA) 和意义不明的单克隆性胃病变 (MGUS) 与自身免疫现象有关.
- 之前没有报告RA或MGUS与抗LGI1 LE的同时存在.
研究的目的:
- 报告一个与RA和MGUS共存的抗LGI1LE病例.
- 强调在RA或MGUS患者呈现神经精神症状时考虑抗LGI1 LE的重要性.
- 讨论与RA和/或MGUS同时存在的抗LGI1 LE的管理方面的挑战.
主要方法:
- 一位患有抗LGI1 LE,RA和MGUS的男性患者的案例介绍.
- 最初使用皮质类固醇和IV免疫球蛋白治疗.
- 在轻度复发后添加Rituximab,导致症状回归.
主要成果:
- 成功管理患有同时存在抗LGI1 LE,RA和MGUS的患者.
- 在Rituximab治疗后,抗LGI1 LE症状的完全回归.
- 证明治疗这种复杂的并发症的可行性.
结论:
- 抗LGI1 LE可以与RA和/或MGUS共存,扩大神经精神病学表现的差异诊断.
- 患有自身免疫或恶性背景,出现神经精神疾病症状的患者应评估自身免疫性边缘性脑炎.
- 需要进一步的研究,以制定治疗指南,以管理与其他自身免疫或前恶性疾病共存的抗LGI1 LE.
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