Systemic lupus erythematosus related transverse myelitis presenting longitudinal involvement of the spinal cord

Internal Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 156-160

  Kato, Yu Ko Kimura ^a   Seiko, Yoshihiko ^a   Hirayama, Yoshiyuki ^a   Aramaki, Takumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Amano, Hiroyuki ^a   Takano, Teruo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide pulse therapy; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plasmapheresis; Steroid pulse therapy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFPIROME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0036119184     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.41.156     Document Type: Article

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