title: A case of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting transverse myelitis after an episode of meningitis.
abstract: A 27-year-old woman suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted because she had motor and sensory palsy of the lower extremities, neck stiffness, and a fever. Cerebrospinal fluid study indicated meningitis, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed cord swelling and high signals at Th9-Th12 levels. Antibiotics treatment led to resolution of the meningeal signs. Intravenous cyclophosphamide and prednisolone resulted in a partial recovery from the transverse myelitis neurological disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan. toruyago@ior.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yago
authors.forename: Mutsuto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Naomi
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authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Takefumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
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authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Naoyuki
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authors.lastname: Kamatani