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A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus–Its Clinical and MRI Resemblance to Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Moriwaka Fumio,
Tashiro Kunio,
Fukazawa Toshiyuki,
Akino Minora,
Yasuda Izumi,
Sagawa Akira,
Hida Kazutoshi
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1990.tb01636.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sclerosis , myelopathy , exacerbation , transverse myelitis , hemiparesis , magnetic resonance imaging , lupus nephritis , spinal cord , pathology , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , radiology , lesion , immunology , disease , antibody , psychiatry
We documented a case of systemic lupus erythematosus with clinical features of multiple sclerosis who developed transverse myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of an abnormal high signal intensity in the gray matter of a swollen spinal cord corresponding to the patient's neurological deficits. After two previous episodes of exacerbation and remission consistent with the clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, right hemiparesis and hemisensory disturbances ensued, then lupus nephritis was confirmed by a renal biopsy.