阴道炎在同时存在的全身沙丘病和多发性硬化症的设置中
Ramya Gnanaraj1, Anna A Shah2, Alan G Palestine1
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Ocular immunology and inflammation
|July 19, 2023
概括
本案例研究突出了一个罕见的系统性沙尔科毒症和多发性硬化症共存的例子. 有效的管理需要多学科的合作,无论是眼部炎症和神经症状.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 神经学 神经学
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
背景情况:
- 介质性脑膜炎可能是一个具有挑战性的诊断,特别是当它与系统性炎症状况同时发生时.
- 系统性沙尔科毒症和多发性硬化症是不同的自身免疫性疾病,可以呈现重叠或混的症状.
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