Case report: Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy misdiagnosed as tuberculous meningitis

Case report: Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy misdiagnosed as tuberculous meningitis

IntroductionAutoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy is a new form of autoimmunity-mediated central nervous system disease. It is especially easy to misdiagnose when clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) indicators are similar to those observed in patients with tube...

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Main Authors: Ningxiang Qin, Xingguo Wu, Jing Wang, Wei Wang, Xuefeng Wang, Yuanlin Ma, Liang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy
tuberculous meningitis
meningoencephalitis
anti-GFAP antibody
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1123603/full

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