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Two UV‐induced episodes of myelitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
NIVED O.,
STURFELT G.,
RYBERG B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1992.tb00616.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelitis , lupus erythematosus , dermatology , systemic lupus erythematosus , immunology , pathology , spinal cord , antibody , psychiatry , disease
Two flares of acute myelitis were observed in a 31‐year‐old woman with previously known mild SLE. The two myelitic episodes both occurred within 1 week after intense sun exposure, and for this reason photobiological induction of the manifestation is considered likely. The diagnostic utility of MRI in the acute situation and the possible influence of sex‐steroids on SLE manifestations are also illustrated by this case.