Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: a catastrophic presentation of a flare-up of systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract

An 18-year-old man with a three-year history of well-controlled systemic lupus erythematosus experienced new-onset fatigue, malaise and diffuse myalgia before leaving on a camping trip to the midwestern United States. These symptoms began about one week before leaving on the trip and coincided with