Lupoid sclerosis: a possible pathogenetic role for antiphospholipid antibodies.
The case of a 45-year-old woman is described who developed transverse myelitis over a one-year period. Serological tests suggested a lupus-like illness. Antibodies to cardiolipin of the IgM class were detected in high titres in her serum. These may have played a part in the pathogenesis of her disease.
D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000276:immunology; D012598:Sclerosis; D013577:Syndrome
D002308:Cardiolipins; D007075:Immunoglobulin M