SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab
Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. Transverse myelitis (TM) is one of the rare neurological manifestations of SLE. Here, we present a case of SLE in which TM precede other symptoms and successfully treated by Rituximab.
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| author | Alireza Khabbazi Leyla Ghadakchi Yalda Yazdani Elham Habibzade Saba Mehrtabar Amirreza Khalaji |
| author_facet | Alireza Khabbazi Leyla Ghadakchi Yalda Yazdani Elham Habibzade Saba Mehrtabar Amirreza Khalaji |
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| description | Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. Transverse myelitis (TM) is one of the rare neurological manifestations of SLE. Here, we present a case of SLE in which TM precede other symptoms and successfully treated by Rituximab. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-563c104975a74d668e7f51b483aea02b2022-12-22T03:47:42ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-11-011011n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6622SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximabAlireza Khabbazi0Leyla Ghadakchi1Yalda Yazdani2Elham Habibzade3Saba Mehrtabar4Amirreza Khalaji5Connective Tissue Diseases Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranConnective Tissue Diseases Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranImmunology Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranStudent Research Committee Urmia University of Medical Sciences Urmia IranFaculty of Medicine Tabriz University of medical sciences Tabriz IranImmunology Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranAbstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. Transverse myelitis (TM) is one of the rare neurological manifestations of SLE. Here, we present a case of SLE in which TM precede other symptoms and successfully treated by Rituximab.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6622rituximabsystemic lupus erythematosustransverse myelitis |
| spellingShingle | Alireza Khabbazi Leyla Ghadakchi Yalda Yazdani Elham Habibzade Saba Mehrtabar Amirreza Khalaji SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab Clinical Case Reports rituximab systemic lupus erythematosus transverse myelitis |
| title | SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| title_full | SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| title_fullStr | SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| title_full_unstemmed | SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| title_short | SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| title_sort | sle associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab |
| topic | rituximab systemic lupus erythematosus transverse myelitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6622 |
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