The case of a 45-year-old women is described who developed transverse myelitis over a one-year period. Serological tests suggested a lupus-like illness. Antibodies to cardiolipin of the IgM class were detected in high titres in her serum. These may have played a part in the pathogenesis of her disease.
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Harris, E. N., Gharavi, A. E., Mackworth-Young, C. G., Patel, B. M., Derue, G., & Hughes, G. R. (1985). Lupoid sclerosis: A possible pathogenetic role for antiphospholipid antibodies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 44(4), 281–283. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.44.4.281
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