Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy masquerading as tuberculosis of the central nervous system: a case series

Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy masquerading as tuberculosis of the central nervous system: a case series

We describe the case history of three patients with meningoencephalitis who were initially treated for presumed tuberculous meningoencephalitis before being diagnosed with autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy. We highlight the overlapping clinical features between autoimm...

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Main Authors: Amy ML Quek, David Tang, Amanda Chin, Kay WP Ng, Hazel Lin, Raymond CS Seet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Meningoencephalitis
Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy
Steroids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005288

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