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Philippe A Bilodeau1, Vinayak Kumar2, Andrew E Rodriguez3
1Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Background:
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) accompanying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is often due to coexisting aquaporin-4-IgG seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder but has not been associated with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG (MOG-IgG).
Objective And Methods:
Case report at an academic medical center.
Results:
A 32-year-old woman developed severe transverse myelitis (paraplegia) shortly after SLE onset in the post-partum period. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an LETM, cerebrospinal fluid showed marked inflammation, and testing for infections was negative. Serum live-cell-based assay for MOG-IgG was positive but aquaporin-4-IgG was negative.
Conclusion:
In patients with SLE and LETM, MOG-IgG testing should be considered, in addition to AQP4-IgG.
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