Myelopathy due to systemic lupus erythematosus
Myelopathy caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the manifestation of SLE lesions in the spinal cord. SLE is a specific autoimmune disease involving multiple factors (genetics, sex hormones, environment, infection, drugs, and immune response), which can affect multiple systems, so symptoms of multi-organ damage appear. At the beginning of the disease, there are often irregular fevers, with skin damage being the most common, butterfly-shaped erythema on the cheeks and bridge of the nose, and rashes may also occur on the neck or trunk; in addition, joint pain and lymphadenopathy are often associated. Damage to the central nervous system caused by SLE is the main cause of death, which is statistically between 20% and 60%, and some reports can be as high as 75% (Johnson, 1968). Recurrent convulsions are the most common, followed by cranial nerve disorders, mental disorders, cerebrovascular accidents, increased intracranial pressure and meningitis, involuntary movements, and peripheral nerve damage such as Raynaud's phenomenon.
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Site of disease:
Spinal cord immune system
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Infectious :
Not contagious
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Frequent population:
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Related symptoms:
Facial butterfly erythema
thrombocytopenia
photoallergy
spinal cord lesions
paraplegia
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Concurrent disease: