Comorbidity of Myasthenia gravis and Graves' disease as immune reconstitution-associated autoimmune disease in HIV infection : A case report and literature review

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BACKGROUND: Comorbidity of Myasthenia gravis (MG) and Graves' disease (GD) in treated HIV-infected individuals has rarely been described and little study has been done on the link between HIV-related immune reconstitution and autoimmune diseases occurring post antiretroviral therapy.

CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report on a 33-year-old Chinese man with HIV infection who had been virologically suppressed since 2018. The patient was diagnosed with GD and was treated in 2020. Early in 2022, he developed fluctuating weakness and fatigue involving the bilateral extraocular muscles and limbs. With a positive neostigmine test, he was considered to have MG, but showed a poor response to oral medication. After multiple failed medication attempts, a thymectomy was finally performed to resolve his symptoms. The consecutive onset of immunological events may have partially resulted from immune reconstitution after viral control.

CONCLUSIONS: This is a rare case of HIV-related immune reconstitution-associated autoimmune disease (IRAD) with comorbidity of MG and GD which was reported initially. Cooperation with multidisciplinary teams is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and to promote the overall health of HIV-infected patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

HIV medicine - 25(2024), 3 vom: 22. März, Seite 398-403

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Lianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Cong, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Baotong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yeye [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Jingwen [VerfasserIn]
He, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Taisheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ART
Case Reports
Graves' disease
HIV
Immune reconstitution-associated autoimmune disease
Journal Article
Myasthenia gravis
Review

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Date Completed 06.03.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/hiv.13584

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364819081