Case Report: High-dose steroid and IVIG successful treatment in a case of COVID-19-associated autoimmune encephalitis: a literature review

Autoimmune encephalitis is a rare but critical complication of COVID-19. The management of COVID-19-associated autoimmune encephalitis includes the use of steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), plasmapheresis, and monoclonal antibody therapy. This study presented a patient with critical COVID-19 autoimmune encephalitis who rapidly recovered after the initiation of corticosteroids and IVIG therapy. This study reviewed the current literature on the pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19-associated autoimmune encephalitis..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Immunology - 14(2023)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chi-Hung Liu [VerfasserIn]
Li-Chung Chiu [VerfasserIn]
Chih-Chun Lee [VerfasserIn]
Tien-Ming Chan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune encephalitis
COVID-19
Diagnosis
High-dose steroid therapy
IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) administration
Immunologic diseases. Allergy

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1240089

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ095084614