Longitudinally extensive myelitis in a patient with characteristic autoantibody profile of systemic lupus erythematosus: a challenging etiological diagnosis

Lupus. 2014 Dec;23(14):1555-6. doi: 10.1177/0961203314546565. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Authors

N Falgàs¹, N Sola-Valls¹, M Sepúlveda¹, D Lapuma¹, H Ariño¹, S Llufriu¹, G Espinosa², A Saiz³

Affiliations

¹ Center of Neuroimmunology, Neurology Service.
² Autoimmune Diseases Department, Hospital Clínic and Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
³ Center of Neuroimmunology, Neurology Service asaiz@clinic.ub.es.

PMID: 25107937
DOI: 10.1177/0961203314546565

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood*
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / blood*
Aquaporin 4 / immunology*
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelitis, Transverse / diagnosis*
Myelitis, Transverse / etiology

Substances

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Aquaporin 4