Pearls & Oy-sters : KLHL11 IgG Paraneoplastic-Associated Hearing Loss and Rhombencephalitis in a Woman With Metastatic Müllerian Tumor

Kelch-like protein-11 (KLHL11) immunoglobulin G (IgG) is a recently reported paraneoplastic autoantibody associated with rhombencephalitis, which commonly presents with ataxia, diplopia, vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and gaze palsies. The association of this high-risk paraneoplastic autoantibody with testicular germ cell tumors is widely accepted, but it has not been associated with Müllerian tumors. In this study, we report a woman without a known germ cell tumor presenting with signs and symptoms suggesting autoimmune encephalitis. She was found to have metastatic ovarian serous carcinoma with KLHL11 immunoreactivity on histopathology. This case demonstrates a rare cancer association of KLHL11 IgG-seropositive rhombencephalitis with Müllerian tumor and highlights that this autoantibody can also be detected in female patients. Thus, this case expands on the current knowledge of KLHL11-related autoimmune encephalitis including the paraneoplastic presentation, associated tumor types, and management of this syndrome in women.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

Enthalten in:

Neurology - 102(2024), 7 vom: 09. März, Seite e209187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Agyei, Paunel [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Pérez, Carlos A [VerfasserIn]
Dubey, Divyanshu [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Rajesh K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoantibodies
Carrier Proteins
Case Reports
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
KLHL11 protein, human

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1212/WNL.0000000000209187

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NLM369739140