Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease with Laboratory Supported Sj?gren’s Syndrome

Rha, Hae Joo; Lee, Dong Kuck

J Mult Scler > Volume 9(2); 2018 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 2018;9(2):44-46.
Published online September 1, 2018.

시신경척수염범주질환 환자에서 동반된 쇼그렌증후군

라혜주, 이동국

대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease with Laboratory Supported Sj?gren’s Syndrome

Hae Joo Rha, Dong Kuck Lee

Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

"Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease (NMOSD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system characterized by extensive longitudinal and transverse myelitis. Although thepathogenesis of NMOSD needs to be elucidated, a reported related antigen is aquaporin 4 (AQP4).Moreover, an AQP-4 Ab seropositive tendency among patients with NMOSD supports the validity ofhigh coexistence of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and Sj?grensyndrome. Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 9(2):44-46, 2018"

Key Words: Neuromyelitis optica, Sjogren's syndrome