Transverse myelitis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 323-327

  Lee, Dong Min ^a   Jeon, Hyun Soon ^a   Yoo, Wan Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiphosphilipid syndrome; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MUSCLE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SKIN TINGLING; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0038057728     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.2.323     Document Type: Article

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