title: Myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Myelopathy, a severe condition characterised by paraparesis, sensory deficits and sphincter dysfunction, is one of the neuropsychiatric manifestations that have been described in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE-associated myelopathy may confront clinicians with a challenging decision-making process due to the broad differential diagnosis, the lack of disease-specific findings, and the urgency to initiate immunosuppressive therapy early in the course of the disease to favourably affect outcome.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamming
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vergouwen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siegert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents