Transverse Myelitis as the First Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Lupus-like Disease: Good Functional Outcome and Relevance of Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 280-285

  D'Cruz, David P ^a   Mellor Pita, Susana ^a   Joven, Beatriz ^a   Sanna, Giovanni ^a   Allanson, Judith ^b   Taylor, James ^c   Khamashta, Munther A ^a   Hughes, Graham R V ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RIVERMEAD REHABILITATION CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Cyclophosphamide; Systemic lupus erythematosus lupus like disease; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE;

EID: 0742305109     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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