RECURRENT MYELITIS AND SICCA SYNDROME: A TIME-REVEALED ASSOCIATION

RECURRENT MYELITIS AND SICCA SYNDROME: A TIME-REVEALED ASSOCIATION

The etiology of transverse myelitis (TM) remains frequently unknown, despite a screening for possible causes like infectious diseases, connective tissue diseases, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, paraneoplastic or vascular. An important point for the diagnosis is the follow-up which can rev...

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Main Authors: Radu Tanasescu, Adriana Nicolau, Marina Ticmeanu, Dimela Luca, Simona Caraiola; Reseau d’Epidemiologie Clinique International Francophone (RECIF), Inimioara Cojocaru, Adriana Hristea, Cristian Baicus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2008-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
myelitis
sjogren syndrome
multiple sclerosis
sicca syndrome
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2008-Nr.3/RJN_2008_3_Art-08.pdf
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Summary:The etiology of transverse myelitis (TM) remains frequently unknown, despite a screening for possible causes like infectious diseases, connective tissue diseases, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, paraneoplastic or vascular. An important point for the diagnosis is the follow-up which can reveal by adding new clinical elements an etiology for the spinal disease. We report the case of a 40-year-old male with repetitive cervical and thoracic myelitis who was diagnosed with Sjogren syndrome three years after the onset of neurological impairment. Considerations about the differentials are made, and possible etiological entities are discussed.
ISSN:1843-8148
2069-6094

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