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ArticleCureus2022

Alemtuzumab-Induced Autoimmune Thyroid Dysfunction.

Sharanniyan Ragavan, Omar Elhelw, Waseem Majeed, Angelos Kyriacou, Akheel Syed

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sharanniyan RagavanMedical School, University of Manchester, Manchester, GBR.
Omar ElhelwMedical School, University of Manchester, Manchester, GBR.
Waseem MajeedEndocrinology, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Angelos KyriacouEndocrinology, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Akheel SyedEndocrinology, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
University of Manchester · GBSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alemtuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody used as a disease-modifying treatment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), frequently causes autoimmunity as its principal adverse effect. We describe a typical case of a young man treated with two courses of alemtuzumab presenting 18 months later with initial hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease (GD) followed by persistent hypothyroidism. We discuss the pathophysiological role of stimulating and blocking thyrotropin receptor antibodies in the development of alemtuzumab-induced autoimmune thyroid dysfunction and clinical challenges posed by spontaneous, bidirectional switching between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Guidelines recommend monitoring thyroid function pre-treatment and every three months for four years following alemtuzumab treatment. Patient education is crucial for maintaining adherence to monitoring programs.

Indexed as

autoimmune diseasegraves’ diseaseimmune reconstitution syndromerelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisthyroid pathology

Identifiers

PMID35371892
PMCPMC8971069
OpenAlexW4214950858

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