Resumen

GIL ARMENTEROS, Rafael; SOLIS CARTAS, Urbano; MILERA RODRIGUEZ, Joel  y  DE ARMAS HERNANDEZ, Arelys. Transverse myelitis as premiere of a systemic lupus erythematous. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.3, pp. 209-213. ISSN 1817-5996.

The systemic lupus erythematous is illness autoimmunity, systemic, characterized by the autoanticuerpos production and a diversity of clinical manifestations among those that highlight the neuropsychiatric manifestations. Among these flames powerfully the attention the transverse myelitis which is an inflammatory process that affects a restricted area of the spinal cord. The presentation, usually dramatic, with a quick progression of the symptoms that you/they involve the functions motorboats, sensitive and autonomous, makes of these a medical emergency. The association between transverse myelitis and illnesses rheumatic autoimmunity has been reported; however, in some cases it continues being a strange combination.

Palabras clave : transverse myelitis; acute transverse myelitis; systemic lupus erythematous; syndrome of Sjögren; antibodies antifosfolipídicos.

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