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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 67
| Issue : 1 | Page : 33-35 |
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with holocord myelitis
A Kumar1, MB Singh1, A Garg2, VY Vishnu1
1 Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Neuro-radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
M B Singh
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_716_20
This is a report of a case of a 25-year-old woman, who presented with a rapidly progressive sensory-motor flaccid quadriparesis which had developed over a few days along with bladder and bowel involvement. She had a past history of photosensitive rash and joint pains along with mild-to-moderate grade fever; for which she had never been evaluated. Serological markers for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were strongly positive and helped in establishing the diagnosis of SLE-related holocord myelitis. High-dose intravenous glucocorticoid followed by intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide was used to treat her and there was a significant improvement. In this case report, the diagnosis of SLE was made for the first time in a patient presenting with holocord myelitis.
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