Suzuki (2002). Transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Wise Young · 05-03-2003, 07:31 AM

• Suzuki Y (2002). Transverse myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Intern Med 41:327-8. Summary:

Wise Young · 05-03-2003, 07:40 AM

• Mouti O, Harmouch H, El Alaoui Faris M, Birouk N, Kabbaj S, Aidi S, Jiddane M, Maazouzi W and Chkili T (2002). [Acute meningomyelitis and polyradiculoneuritis disclosing systemic lupus erythematosus]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 158:81-3. Summary: A 25-year-old male presented purulent meningitis associated with transverse myelitis. Spinal T2-weighted MRI showed a large spinal cord with an intramedullary high signal. Infection resolved with antibiotic therapy but spastic paraplegia persisted. Four months later, he developed a Guillain-Barre syndrome with clinical and biological signs of systemic lupus erythematosus. Final outcome was fatal despite corticosteroid and immunoglobulin treatment. Service de Neurologie, Rabat, Maroc.

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Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 34,097	• Mouti O, Harmouch H, El Alaoui Faris M, Birouk N, Kabbaj S, Aidi S, Jiddane M, Maazouzi W and Chkili T (2002). [Acute meningomyelitis and polyradiculoneuritis disclosing systemic lupus erythematosus]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 158:81-3. Summary: A 25-year-old male presented purulent meningitis associated with transverse myelitis. Spinal T2-weighted MRI showed a large spinal cord with an intramedullary high signal. Infection resolved with antibiotic therapy but spastic paraplegia persisted. Four months later, he developed a Guillain-Barre syndrome with clinical and biological signs of systemic lupus erythematosus. Final outcome was fatal despite corticosteroid and immunoglobulin treatment. Service de Neurologie, Rabat, Maroc.