Anterior Radiculopathy and Lupus Erythematosus Cells: Report of Case

Abstract

The case of a 32-year-old woman with a chronic polyneuropathy manifest as an anterior radicular syndrome is reported. Weakness evolved during a three-and-a-half-year period and was associated with high spinal-fluid protein, positive lupus erythematosus cells, and positive serum fluorescent antibody reaction. There was no evidence of systemic lupus. The possibility that lupus presents as an indolent disorder of nerve roots is suggested. © 1964, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.