A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Recurrent Myelitis and Optic Neuritis.
- Author:
Tae Beom AHN
1
;
Byung Woo YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lupus erythematosus/Systemic;
Multiple sclerosis;
Neuromyelitis optica;
Myelitis;
Optic neuritis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Antibodies, Antinuclear;
Brain Stem;
Diagnosis;
DNA;
Female;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Myelitis*;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Neuromyelitis Optica;
Optic Neuritis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2000;18(5):657-660
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can mimic multiple sclerosis (MS) or Devic's syndrome (DS). We report a 16-year-old woman with recurrent myelitis and optic neuritis. She also had an antinuclear antibody, an anti double-stranded DNA antibody and a positive lupus erythematosus cell. Because MS is a diagnosis of exclusion, brainstem involvement is not compatible with DS. We therefore diagnosed her case as a SLE with recurrent myelitis and optic neuritis.
