West Nile Virus infection triggering autoimmune encephalitis: Pathophysiological and therapeutic implications.

CONCLUSIONS: Our case indicates that West Nile Virus infections can trigger autoimmune encephalitis. Our finding expands the spectrum of autoimmune conditions that can develop following an infection. Whether the autoimmunization process is due to molecular mimicry or due to the expansion of natural autoantibody clones merits further investigation.
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Source: Clinical Immunology - August 23, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Karagianni P, Alexopoulos H, Sourdi A, Papadimitriou D, Dimitrakopoulos AN, Moutsopoulos HM Tags: Clin Immunol Source Type: research