Diagnosis, treatment, and functional outcomes for two adolescent female patients with lupus myelitis: a case report
While this diagnosis has been described in adult literature, there is limited evidence regarding management or functional outcomes for pediatric cases of lupus myelitis. Collaboration between rheumatology and rehabilitation teams allowed for a coordinated approach to achieve medical and functional goals. Early diagnosis, treatment, and acute inpatient rehabilitation led to significant improvement in functional outcomes for the two pediatric patients in this study.
Authors
- Denesh Ratnasingam
- D. Claus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-4584)
- Andrew McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-6283)
- G. Tarshish
- Cristina A. Sarmiento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5656-3417)
- Cristina Sáez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6917-7360)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1454381
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00