Spinal cord involvement in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: case report and literature review

al-Mayouf, S.M.; Bahabri, S.

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 17(4): 505-508

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X
PMID: 10464567
Document Number: 498135
Transverse myelitis is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe the youngest patient with transverse myelitis ever recorded in SLE. Clinical improvement was observed after prednisone and cyclophosphamide therapy. The English language literature from 1966 to the present on the subject are reviewed.

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