Autoimmune Retinopathy in Benign Thymoma after Good Syndrome-associated Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Abstract

We report a case of anti-40kDa protein autoimmune retinopathy developing 9 years after thymoma excision on a background of Good Syndrome-associated cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis that suggests a separate pathogenetic pathway from that of previously reported thymoma-associated autoimmune retinopathies.

KEYWORDS::

• Autoimmune retinopathy
• Thymoma
• Good Syndrome
• Cytomegalovirus retinitis
• Autoantibodies
• Uveitis

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