title: Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: a catastrophic presentation of a flare-up of systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Blair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Ameen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide
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