A case of neuropsychiatric lupus with myelopathy successfully treated with corticosteroids

West Afr J Med. 2004 Apr-Jun;23(2):173-5. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v23i2.28113.

Abstract

This report describes a 16-year old female patient who presented with acute paresis in both lower limbs, acute urinary retention, blurred vision and arthritis. The patient was diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus with myelitis and bilateral abducent nerves palsy. The administration of steroids resulted in marked improvement in her neurological symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis / etiology
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System* / complications
  • Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System* / diagnosis
  • Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System* / drug therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Neural Conduction
  • Paresis / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Retention / etiology
  • Vision Disorders / etiology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone