Transverse myelitis as a presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

Transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus is a serious neurological condition with an estimated prevalence of 1%–2%. We report a case of subacute paraplegia in a young woman who had ‘long segment’ myelitis associated with raised antibody titres of ANA, anti-ds DNA and anti- Sm RNP. However...

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Main Authors: A Batra, L Khanna, I Anand, P K Sethi, N Jain, L Duggal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Current Medicine Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.cmrpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2352-0817;year=2011;volume=1;issue=5;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=Batra