dc.contributor.author | Kayim Yildiz Ö. | |
dc.contributor.author | Balaban H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Şenel S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T09:14:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T09:14:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1300-1817 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/5011 | |
dc.description.abstract | Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system characterized by optic neuritis and myelitis. NMO may rarely be accompanied by systemic autoimmune disease including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This immunological overlap may reflect the predisposition of patients with NMO to systemic autoimmunity. We report a young female with relapsing NMO and SLE. The patient was seropositive for antiaquaporin-4 autoantibody, a highly sensitive and specific marker for NMO. Our case highlights the importance of testing for the anti-aquaporin-4 autoantibody in the case of relapsing myelitis or optic neuritis in patients with SLE for making correct diagnosis and choosing the appropriate management. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Kayim Yildiz, Ö.; Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, Sivas, Turkey; email: ozlemkayim@yahoo.com | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Anti-aquaporin 4 antibody | en_US |
dc.subject | Neuromyelitis optica | en_US |
dc.subject | Systemic lupus erythematosus | en_US |
dc.title | Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive relapsing neuromyelitis optica in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus [Sistemik lupus eritematozuslu bir olguda anti-aquaporin-4 antikor pozitifli?i ile seyreden relapsing nöromiyelitis optika] | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Journal of Neurological Sciences | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Kayim Yildiz, Ö., Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, Sivas, Turkey -- Balaban, H., Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, Sivas, Turkey -- Şenel, S., Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Sivas, Turkey | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 28 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 379 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 376 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |