The site of the Media Sphera Publishers contains materials intended solely for healthcare professionals.
By closing this message, you confirm that you are a certified medical professional or a student of a medical educational institution.

Topuzova M.P.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Bisaga G.N.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Alekseeva T.M.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Isabekova P.Sh.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Chaykovskaya A.D.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Panina E.B.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Pavlova T.A.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Ternovykh I.K.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Transverse myelitis syndrom as a result of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis combination

Authors:

Topuzova M.P., Bisaga G.N., Alekseeva T.M., Isabekova P.Sh., Chaykovskaya A.D., Panina E.B., Pavlova T.A., Ternovykh I.K.

More about the authors

Read: 16632 times


To cite this article:

Topuzova MP, Bisaga GN, Alekseeva TM, et al. . Transverse myelitis syndrom as a result of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis combination. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2020;120(7‑2):97‑106. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202012007297

Recommended articles:
Central nervous system invo­lvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;(2):124-129
Masks of autoimmune diseases: a multidisciplinary approach to the problem. Journal of Respiratory Medi­cine. 2025;(1):58-64
Coexistence of bronchial asthma and myasthenia gravis. (Clinical case). Journal of Respiratory Medi­cine. 2025;(4):53-58

References:

  1. Beh SC, Greenberg BM, Frohman T, Frohman EM. Transverse myelitis. Neurol Clin. 2013;31(1):79-138.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2012.09.008
  2. Borchers AT, Gershwin ME. Transverse myelitis. Autoimmun Rev. 2012;11(3):231-248.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2011.05.018
  3. Flanagan E, Lennon V, Pittock S. Autoimmune Myelopathies. CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. 2011;17:776-799.  https://doi.org/10.1212/01.con.0000403795.20914.6c
  4. Lennon VA, Wingerchuk DM, Kryzer TJ, Pittock SJ, Lucchinetti CF, Fujihara K, Nakashima I, Weinshenker BG. A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis. Lancet. 2004;364(9451):2106-2112. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17551-X
  5. Wingerchuk DM, Lennon VA, Lucchinetti CF, Pittock SJ, Weinshenker BG. The spectrum of neuromyelitis optica. Lancet Neurol. 2007;6:805-815.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70216-8
  6. Wingerchuk DM, Banwell B, Bennett JL, Cabre P, Carroll W, Chitnis T, de Seze J, Fujihara K, Greenberg B, Jacob A, Jarius S, Lana-Peixoto M, Levy M, Simon JH, Tenembaum S, Traboulsee AL, Waters P, Wellik KE, Weinshenker BG; International Panel for NMO Diagnosis. International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Neurology. 2015;85(2):177-189.  https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001729
  7. Kitley J, Woodhall M, Waters P, Leite MI, Devenney E, Craig J, Palace J, Vincent A. Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies in adults with a neuromyelitis optica phenotype. Neurology. 2012;79(12):1273-1277. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31826aac4e
  8. Mader S, Gredler V, Schanda K, Rostasy K, Dujmovic I, Pfaller K, Lutterotti A, Jarius S, Di Pauli F, Kuenz B, Ehling R, Hegen H, Deisenhammer F, Aboul-Enein F, Storch MK, Koson P, Drulovic J, Kristoferitsch W, Berger T, Reindl M. Complement activating antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in neuromyelitis optica and related disorders. J Neuroinflammation. 2011;8:184.  https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-8-184
  9. Lana-Peixoto MA. Devic’s neuromyelitis optica: a critical review. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2008;66:120-138.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x2008000100034
  10. Quintanilla-González L, Atisha-Fregoso Y, Llorente L, Fragoso-Loyo H. Myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical characteristics and effect in accrual damage. A single-center experience. Lupus. 2017;26:248-254.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203316659152
  11. Martín-Nares E, Hernandez-Molina G, Fragoso-Loyo H. Aquaporin-4-IgG positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and systemic autoimmune diseases overlap syndrome: a single-center experience. Lupus. 2019;28(11):1302-1311. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203319877255
  12. Theodoridou A, Settas L. Demyelination in rheumatic diseases. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006;77(3):290-295.  https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2005.075861
  13. Almoallim H, Bukhari M, Alwafi L, Wali G. Transverse myelitis as a presenting feature of late onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Saudi Med. 2009;29(2):156-157.  https://doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.51795
  14. Mok CC, Lau CS, Chan EY, Wong RW. Acute transverse myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome. The Journal of Rheumatology. 1998;25(3):467-473. 
  15. Pizova NV. Demyelinating process in systemic rheumatoid diseases (review). Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii im. S.S. Korsakova. 2012;9(2):64-72. (In Russ.).
  16. Shahmohammadi S, Doosti R, Shahmohammadi A, Mohammadianinejad SE, Sahraian MA, Azimi AR, Harirchian MH, Asgari N, Naser Moghadasi A. Autoimmune diseases associated with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: A literature review. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019;27:350-363.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.11.008
  17. Weinshenker B, Wingerchuk D. Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017;92(4):663-679.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.12.014
  18. April R, Vansonnenberg E. A case of neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome) in systemic lupus erythematosus: Clinicopathologic report and review of the literature. Neurology. 1976;26(11):1066-1066. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.26.11.1066
  19. Zahid AS, Mubashir A, Mirza SA, Naqvi IH, Talib A. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis and Nephritis: A Case Report. Cureus. 2018;10(4):e2402. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2402
  20. Li XY, Xiao HB, Pai P. Myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Neurosci. 2017;44:18-22.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2017.06.003
  21. Andrianakos AA, Duffy J, Suzuki M, Sharp JT. Transverse myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of three cases and review of the literature. Ann Intern Med. 1975;83(5):616-624. 
  22. Bibic VC, Brust TB, Burton JM. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder presenting with concurrent autoimmune diseases. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019;28:125-128.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.12.028
  23. Wingerchuk DM, Weinshenker BG. The emerging relationship between neuromyelitis optica and systemic rheumatologic autoimmune disease. Mult Scler. 2012;18(1):5-10.  https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458511431077
  24. Simaniv TO, Vorob’eva AA, Smirnova NV, Zigangirova NA, Zakharova MN. Neuromyelitis Optica, and aquaporin-associated syndromes. Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii im. S.S. Korsakova. Special issue. 2015;115(8):79-80. Accessed June 6, 2020. (In Russ.). https://www.mediasphera.ru/issues/zhurnal-nevrologii-i-psikhiatrii-im-s-s-korsakova-2/2015/8/271997-729820150878
  25. Granados J, Vargas-Alarcón G, Andrade F, Melin-Aldana H, Alcocer-Varela J, Alarcón-Segovia D. The role of HLA-DR alleles and complotypes through the ethnic barrier in systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexicans. Lupus. 1996;5(3):184-189.  https://doi.org/10.1177/096120339600500304
  26. Alonso VR, de Jesus Flores Rivera J, Garci YR, Granados J, Sanchez T, Mena-Hernandez L, Corona T. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO IgG+) and genetic susceptibility, potential ethnic influences. Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem. 2018;18:4-7.  https://doi.org/10.2174/1871524916666160229115047
  27. Gottenberg JE, Busson M, Loiseau P, Cohen-Solal J, Lepage V, Charron D, Sibilia J, Mariette X. In primary Sjögren’s syndrome, HLA class II is associated exclusively with autoantibody production and spreading of the autoimmune response. Arthritis Rheum. 2003;48(8):2240-2245. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.11103
  28. Polgár A, Rózsa C, Müller V, Matolcsi J, Poór G, Kiss EV. Devic’s syndrome and SLE: challenges in diagnosis and therapeutic possibilities based on two overlapping cases. Autoimmun Rev. 2011;10(3):171-174.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2010.09.021
  29. Jarius S, Jacobi C, de Seze J, Zephir H, Paul F, Franciotta D, Rommer P, Mader S, Kleiter I, Reindl M, Akman-Demir G, Seifert-Held T, Kristoferitsch W, Melms A, Wandinger KP, Wildemann B. Frequency and syndrome specificity of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in neurological patients with rheumatic disorders. Mult Scler. 2011;17(9):1067-1073. https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458511403958
  30. Pittock SJ, Lennon VA, de Seze J, Vermersch P, Homburger HA, Wingerchuk DM, Lucchinetti CF, Zéphir H, Moder K, Weinshenker BG. Neuromyelitis optica and non organ-specific autoimmunity. Arch Neurol. 2008;65(1):78-83.  https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2007.17
  31. Iyer A, Elsone L, Appleton R, Jacob A. A review of the current literature and a guide to the early diagnosis of autoimmune disorders associated with neuromyelitis optica. Autoimmunity. 2014;47(3):154-161.  https://doi.org/10.3109/08916934.2014.883501
  32. Zhang S, Wang Z, Zhao J, Wu DI, Li J, Wang Q, Su J, Xu D, Wang Y, Li M, Zeng X. Clinical features of transverse myelitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2020:961203320905668. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203320905668
  33. Vinogradova ES, Panova AP, Bulanov NM, Novikov PI, Moiseev SV. Systemic lupus erythematosus with the development of neuromyelitis optica (Devic’s syndrome) is a rare combination of autoimmune diseases. Sovremennaya Revmatologiya = Modern Rheumatology Journal. 2019;13(4):89-95. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.14412/1996-7012-2019-4-89-95
  34. Kovacs B, Lafferty TL, Brent LH, DeHoratius RJ. Transverse myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: an analysis of 14 cases and review of the literature. Ann Rheum Dis. 2000;59:120-124.  https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.59.2.120
  35. Piga M, Chessa E, Peltz MT, Floris A, Mathieu A, Cauli A. Demyelinating syndrome in SLE encompasses diferent subtypes: Do we need new classifcation criteria? Pooled results from systematic literature review and monocentric cohort analysis. Autoimmun Rev. 2017;16(3):244-252.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2017.01.011
  36. Thabah MM, DS, Pranov R, Moulitej MMV, Ramesh A, Kadhiravan T. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2019;28(14):1722-1726. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203319888692
  37. Saison J, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Maucort-Boulch D, Iwaz J, Marignier R, Cacoub P, Vital-Durand D, Hot A, Tebib J, Aumaitre O, Schleinitz N, Sarrot-Reynauld F, Broussolle C, Sève P. Systemic lupus erythematosus-associated acute transverse myelitis: manifestations, treatments, outcomes, and prognostic factors in 20 patients. Lupus. 2015;24(1):74-81.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203314547795
  38. Antoine JC, Camdessanché JP, Absi L, Lassablière F, Féasson L. Devic disease and thymoma with anti-central nervous system and antithymus antibodies. Neurology. 2004;62:978-980.  https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000115168.73299.88
  39. Kister I, Gulati S, Boz C, Bergamaschi R, Piccolo G, Oger J, Swerdlow ML. Neuromyelitis optica in patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy. Arch Neurol. 2006;63(6):851-856.  https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.63.6.851
  40. Kay CS, Scola RH, Lorenzoni PJ, Jarius S, Arruda WO, Werneck LC. NMO-IgG positive neuromyelitis optica in a patient with myasthenia gravis but no thymectomy. J Neurol Sci. 2008;275(1-2):148-150.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2008.06.038
  41. Uzawa A, Mori M, Iwai Y, Kobayashi M, Hayakawa S, Kawaguchi N, Kuwabara S. Association of anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica with myasthenia gravis. J Neurol Sci. 2009;287(1-2):105-107.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.040
  42. Leite MI, Coutinho E, Lana-Peixoto M, Apostolos S, Waters P, Sato D, Melamud L, Marta M, Graham A, Spillane J, Villa AM, Callegaro D, Santos E, da Silva AM, Jarius S, Howard R, Nakashima I, Giovannoni G, Buckley C, Hilton-Jones D, Vincent A, Palace J. Myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a multicenter study of 16 patients. Neurology. 2012;78(20):1601-1607. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31825644ff
  43. Vaknin-Dembinsky A, Abramsky O, Petrou P, Ben-Hur T, Gotkine M, Brill L, Brenner T, Argov Z, Karussis D. Myasthenia gravis-associated neuromyelitis optica-like disease: an immunological link between the central nervous system and muscle? Arch Neurol. 2011;68(12):1557-1561. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2011.200
  44. Jarius S, Paul F, Franciotta D, de Seze J, Münch C, Salvetti M, Ruprecht K, Liebetrau M, Wandinger KP, Akman-Demir G, Melms A, Kristoferitsch W, Wildemann B. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis: ten new aquaporin-4 antibody positive cases and a review of the literature. Mult Scler. 2012;18(8):1135-1143. https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458511431728
  45. Gerli R, Paganelli R, Cossarizza A, Muscat C, Piccolo G, Barbieri D, Mariotti S, Monti D, Bistoni O, Raiola E, Venanzi FM, Bertotto A, Franceschi C. Long-term immunologic effects of thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999;103:865-872.  https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70431-8
  46. Wang Z, Yan Y. Immunopathogenesis in Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica. Front Immunol. 2017;8:1785. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01785
  47. Chan KH, Kwan JS, Ho PW, Ho SL, Chui WH, Chu AC, Ho JW, Zhang WY, Kung MH. Aquaporin-4 water channel expression by thymoma of patients with and without myasthenia gravis. J Neuroimmunol. 2010;227(1-2):178-184.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.07.016
  48. Etemadifar M, Abtahi SH, Dehghani A, Abtahi MA, Akbari M, Tabrizi N, Goodarzi T. Myasthenia Gravis during the Course of Neuromyelitis Optica. Case Rep Neurol. 2011;3(3):268-273.  https://doi.org/10.1159/000334128
  49. McKeon A, Lennon VA, Jacob A, Matiello M, Lucchinetti CF, Kale N, Chan KH, Weinshenker BG, Apiwattinakul M, Wingerchuk DM, Pittock SJ. Coexistence of myasthenia gravis and serological markers of neurological autoimmunity in neuromyelitis optica. Muscle Nerve. 2009;39(1):87-90.  https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.21197
  50. Pellkofer H, Hohlfeld R, Kuempfel T. Thirty-one episodes of mielitis and optic neuritis in a woman whith neuromyelitis optica and systemic lupus erythematosus. Arch Neurol. 2010;67(6):779-780.  https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2010.109
  51. Shidahara K, Hayashi K, Sada KE, Hiramatsu S, Morishita M, Watanabe H, Matsumoto Y, Kawabata T, Wada J. Refractory neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in systemic lupus erythematosus successfully treated with rituximab. Lupus. 2018;27(8):1374-1377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203318760994
  52. Ellwardt E, Ellwardt L, Bittner S, Zipp F. Monitoring B-cell repopulation after depletion therapy in neurologic patients. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2018;5(4):e463. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000463
  53. Guerra H, Pittock SJ, Moder KG, Fryer JP, Gadoth A, Flanagan EP. Frequency of aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with antiphospholipid antibodies. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018;93(9):1299-1304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.02.006

Email Confirmation

An email was sent to test@gmail.com with a confirmation link. Follow the link from the letter to complete the registration on the site.

Email Confirmation

We use cооkies to improve the performance of the site. By staying on our site, you agree to the terms of use of cооkies. To view our Privacy and Cookie Policy, please. click here.