Transverse myelopathy complicating mixed connective tissue disease

We report the case of a 46-year-old female patient with transverse myelitis complicating mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). She responded well to steroid and immunosuppressive therapy. Unlike is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), transverse myelopathy in association with MCTD is very rarely de...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1995-08, Vol.97 (3), p.259-260
Main Authors: Mok, C.C., Lau, C.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Azathioprine - administration & dosage
Biological and medical sciences
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease - diagnosis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease - drug therapy
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease - physiopathology
Myelitis, Transverse - diagnosis
Myelitis, Transverse - drug therapy
Myelitis, Transverse - physiopathology
Neurologic Examination - drug effects
Prednisone - administration & dosage
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Spinal Cord - drug effects
Spinal Cord - physiopathology
Transverse myelopathy
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Summary:We report the case of a 46-year-old female patient with transverse myelitis complicating mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). She responded well to steroid and immunosuppressive therapy. Unlike is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), transverse myelopathy in association with MCTD is very rarely described. The mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of transverse myelitis in MCTD are briefly discussed.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/0303-8467(95)00045-L