SLE‐associated myelitis successfully treated by rituximab

Abstract

Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. Transverse myelitis (TM) is one of the rare neurological manifestations of SLE. Here, we present a case of SLE in which TM precede other symptoms and successfully treated by Rituximab.

Keywords

• rituximab
• systemic lupus erythematosus
• transverse myelitis