RECURRENT MYELITIS AND SICCA SYNDROME: A TIME-REVEALEDASSOCIATION

Romanian Journal of Neurology

Adriana Nicolau¹  Adriana Hristea²  Cristian Baicus³  Marina Ticmeanu³  Reseau d’Epidemiologie Clinique International Francophone (RECIF)³  Simona Caraiola⁴  Dimela Luca⁴  Radu Tanasescu⁴  Inimioara Cojocaru⁴ 

[1] Reseau d’Epidemiologie Clinique International Francophone (RECIF);Infectious Diseases Institute “Prof. Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania;Internal Medicine Department, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Romania;Neurology Department, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Romania;

关键词: myelitis;    sjogren syndrome;    multiple sclerosis;    sicca syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.37897/RJN.2008.3.8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The etiology of transverse myelitis (TM) remains frequently unknown, despite a screening for possible causes like infectious diseases, connective tissue diseases, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, paraneoplastic or vascular. An important point for the diagnosis is the follow-up which can reveal by adding new clinical elements an etiology for the spinal disease. We report the case of a 40-year-old male with repetitive cervical and thoracic myelitis who was diagnosed with Sjogren syndrome three years after the onset of neurological impairment. Considerations about the differentials are made, and possible etiological entities are discussed.

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