SLE-associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab

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作者
Khabbazi, Alireza [1 ]
Ghadakchi, Leyla [1 ]
Yazdani, Yalda [2 ]
Habibzade, Elham [3 ]
Mehrtabar, Saba [4 ]
Khalaji, Amirreza [2 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Connect Tissue Dis Res Ctr, Tabriz, Iran
[2] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Immunol Res Ctr, Tabriz, Iran
[3] Urmia Univ Med Sci, Student Res Comm, Orumiyeh, Iran
[4] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Med, Tabriz, Iran
[5] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Liver & Gastrointestinal Dis Res Ctr, Tabriz, Iran
[6] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Liver & Gastrointestinal Dis Res Ctr, Golgasht Ave, Tabriz 5166614756, Iran
关键词
rituximab; systemic lupus erythematosus; transverse myelitis; SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRANSVERSE MYELITIS; DISEASE; MECHANISMS;
D O I
10.1002/ccr3.6622
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. Transverse myelitis (TM) is one of the rare neurological manifestations of SLE. Here, we present a case of SLE in which TM precede other symptoms and successfully treated by Rituximab.
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