Open AccessSmall‐cell lung carcinoma and acute onset of antiglial nuclear antibody‐positive limbic encephalitis
Author(s) -
Chan Melvin,
Rangaswamy Rajesh,
Peng YenYi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.894
Subject(s) - medicine , limbic encephalitis , lung , antibody , pathology , carcinoma , encephalitis , virus , virology , immunology , autoantibody
Key Clinical Message Limbic encephalitis (LE) can present as a nonspecific manifestation preceding neoplastic disease. Having high clinical suspicion and using newer onconeural antibodies, like antiglial nuclear antibody (AGNA), can lead to an earlier diagnosis. We report a patient with AGNA‐positive LE who is later diagnosed and treated for small‐cell lung carcinoma.
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