TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus
T2 - a paediatric case.
AU - Campana, Andrea
AU - Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina
AU - Insalaco, Antonella
AU - Bracaglia, Claudia
AU - Di Capua, Matteo
AU - Cortis, Elisabetta
AU - Ugazio, Alberto G.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a very rare manifestation of the central nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially in case of involvement of continuous segments (longitudinal myelitis). We describe a 12-year-old female with lupus correlated with transverse myelitis with a longitudinal involvement of the spinal cord (D2 to D10) at the onset of the disease. Despite the administration of an early aggressive therapy, the outcome proved to be unfavourable. After 2 years of follow-up, the child still complains of paraplegia, sphincter incontinency and ipo-paresthesias of both legs.
AB - Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a very rare manifestation of the central nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially in case of involvement of continuous segments (longitudinal myelitis). We describe a 12-year-old female with lupus correlated with transverse myelitis with a longitudinal involvement of the spinal cord (D2 to D10) at the onset of the disease. Despite the administration of an early aggressive therapy, the outcome proved to be unfavourable. After 2 years of follow-up, the child still complains of paraplegia, sphincter incontinency and ipo-paresthesias of both legs.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21792641
SN - 0172-8172
VL - 32
SP - 2587
EP - 2588
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
IS - 8
ER -