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. 2018 Apr 8;4(2):2055217318768330.
doi: 10.1177/2055217318768330. eCollection 2018 Apr-Jun.

Coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis. A case report and literature review

Elisa Carolina Jácome Sánchez  1 , María Ariana García Castillo  1 , Victor Paredes González  1 , Fernando Guillén López  2 , Edgar Patricio Correa Díaz  1   3
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Coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis. A case report and literature review

Elisa Carolina Jácome Sánchez et al. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. .

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) are autoimmune diseases, the coexistence of which is uncommon in patients. Owing to the rarity of this condition, the distinction between MS and SLE is a diagnostic challenge for neurologists. We present a case report in which MS and SLE were present in the same patient. There are few case reports in the world on the association between MS and SLE. The following case report is the first of its kind in which both MS and SLE are present in a patient from a country with low prevalence of MS such as Ecuador.

Keywords: Ecuador; Multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Figure 1.
Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery image reveals plaques of demyelination in the white matter (a); one left juxtacortical lesion is seen (b). Spinal cord MRI. An enhancement lesion is seen in the right lateral white matter of the spinal cord ((c) and (d)). All lesions are indicated by arrows.
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