Neuromyelitis Optica in Pregnancy: A Case Report
The neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune demyelinating inflammatory disease from the central nervous system that is mediated by auto-antibodies against the receptor of aquaporin 4 (Ac IgQ4). We report the case of a 23 year-old woman, in week 28 of pregnancy, with antecedent of neuromyelitis optica,...
| Autor Principal: | Laurens Acevedo, Michelle; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio |
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| Otros Autores: | Castañeda C., Camilo; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Ruiz de Sánchez, Carolina; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio-Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Rueda, María Camila; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Zarco M., Luis Alfonso; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio-Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2014
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/vnimedica/article/view/16328 |
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The neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune demyelinating inflammatory disease from the central nervous system that is mediated by auto-antibodies against the receptor of aquaporin 4 (Ac IgQ4). We report the case of a 23 year-old woman, in week 28 of pregnancy, with antecedent of neuromyelitis optica, who consulted by relapse of the disease with poor response to treatment with corticosteroids, reason why she received 5 sessions of plasma exchange with significant clinical improvement. |
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