Initial presentation of acute transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Demographics, diagnosis, management and comparison to idiopathic cases

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2623-2627

  Schulz, Steffen W ^a   Shenin, Max ^a   Mehta, Amy ^a   Kebede, Amal ^a   Fluerant, Marshall ^a   Derk, Chris T ^b  

^a Division of Rheumatology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Myelitis; Sarcoidosis; Sjogren's syndrome; Systemic lupus; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ACUTE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS;

EID: 84866349501     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2053-1     Document Type: Article

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