title: Morvan Syndrome Secondary to Thymic Carcinoma in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
abstract: Morvan syndrome (MoS) is a rare paraneoplastic autoimmune disorder characterized by peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, autonomic dysfunction, and sleep disorders. Systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) cooccurs in 6-10% of patients with thymoma. It may occur before, concurrently with, or after thymoma diagnosis. This paper reports the first case of cooccurrence of SLE, thymic carcinoma, and MoS. The cooccurrence of SLE, thymoma, and MoS delineates the generalized autoimmunity process. Symptoms of both MoS and SLE abated upon tumor resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7303-2332
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macaron
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Elie
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7906-0991
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: El Rassy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Salam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koussa