Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Autoimmunity After Aseptic Meningitis: A Report of 2 Cases.
Journal
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
ISSN: 2332-7812
Titre abrégé: Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101636388
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
16
06
2023
accepted:
21
09
2023
medline:
13
11
2023
pubmed:
11
11
2023
entrez:
10
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We describe 2 patients with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) autoimmunity secondary to aseptic viral meningitis or meningoencephalomyelitis. This study involved a retrospective chart review. Two female patients, 45 and 55 years of age, developed aseptic meningoencephalomyelitis or meningitis; in one patient, it was likely caused by herpes simplex virus 2. The patients were recovering from the infectious condition when they, 51 and 5 days after onset, had new symptoms with detection of GFAP antibodies in the CSF; CSF and serum samples from the initial lumbar punctures had been negative for GFAP antibodies. Both patients recovered with steroid treatment (in one case, plus rituximab; in the other, plus azathioprine) including resolution of MRI and CSF abnormalities. These 2 patients had GFAP autoimmunity secondary to viral meningoencephalomyelitis or meningitis. This suggests that GFAP astrocytopathy might not always be a primary disease entity; it may follow another brain injury that triggers this autoimmune response.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37949666
pii: 11/1/e200180
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200180
pmc: PMC10691222
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
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