Case Report

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017): European Journal of Rheumatology

A report of three cases with lupus myelitis

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Hiroshi Oiwa
Toru Yamabe
Masanori Kawashima
Yuta Maetani
Eiji Sugiyama
Dai Agari
Takemori Yamawaki

Abstract

Abstract


Lupus myelitis (LM) is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In 2009, Birnbaum et al. suggested that LM could be classified into two subtypes, namely gray and white matter myelitis, based on neurological examination findings. Here we describe three cases of this disorder, one with signs of white matter dysfunction and two with signs of gray matter dysfunction. We discuss the potential role of autoantibodies in the development of LM.


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