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Two cases are reported of transverse myelitis in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Report of Cases

Case 1

A 21-year-old woman presented with loss of strength and progressive paresthesia in her lower limbs. She also presented with Raynaud phenomenon and arthralgia, with no objective signs of inflammation at the time of her examination. The results of a physical examination disclosed a markedly disturbed gait. She showed no evidence of muscular atrophy or fasciculation. She had abolished reflexes and impairment of all sensitivities, possibly at the level of D12.

Analytic investigations yielded the following results: in the blood, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 102 mm/h in the first hour; hemoglobin level, 110 g/L;. hematocrit, 0.35; leukocyte count, 4.8 x 10⁹/L with polymorphonuclear cells, 0.68; lymphocytes, 0.30; monocytes, 0.02; and platelet count, 102 x 10⁹/L. Plasma proteins comprised a total protein concentration of 82 g/L; an albumin level of 31 g/L; and a -globulin level of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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