A Case of Longitudinal Extensive Transversal Myelitis in Patient With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Nikolina Pravdic, Marijana Goluza, Natasa Pejanovic Skobic, Davor Batinic, Jelena Zovko, Tanja Zovko, Anita Ivankovic, Inge Klupka Saric · 2026
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Nikolina Pravdic and co-authors present a spinal cord crisis carrying two autoimmune diagnoses at once in a 2026 case vignette. The patient, a 51-year-old woman, developed back-radiating stomach pain, then urinary retention, tingling, and fast-deepening weakness in all four limbs after a recent cold. Scans showed transverse myelitis stretching across three or more spine segments, the long form typical of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Blood work complicated the picture: alongside the aquaporin-4 antibody that marks that disorder, she carried anti-double-stranded DNA and other antibodies pointing to systemic lupus. Either disease can inflame the cord, and lupus rarely spans so many segments. The authors could not settle which condition drove the attack, and they note that no standardized treatment protocol exists for such overlap cases, leaving clinicians to improvise.
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| CREATOR | Nikolina Pravdic, Marijana Goluza, Natasa Pejanovic Skobic, Davor Batinic, Jelena Zovko, Tanja Zovko, Anita Ivankovic, Inge Klupka Saric |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17716 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |