A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Recurrent Myelitis and Optic Neuritis

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 18(5); 2000 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2000;18(5): 657-660.

반복적인 척수염과 시신경염을 보인 전신성홍반성낭창 1예

안태범, 윤병우

서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Recurrent Myelitis and Optic Neuritis

Tae-Beom Ahn, M.D., Byung-Woo Yoon, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can mimic multiple sclerosis (MS) or Devic’s syndrome (DS). We report a 16-year old woman with recurrent myelitis and optic neuritis. She also had an antinuclear antibody, an anti double-stranded DNA antibody and a positive lupus erythematosus cell. Because MS is a diagnosis of exclusion, brainstem involvement is not compatible with DS. We therefore diagnosed her case as a SLE with recurrent myelitis and optic neuritis. J Korean Neurol Assoc 18(5):657~660, 2000 Key Words : Lupus erythematosus/Systemic, Multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica, Myelitis, Optic neuritis