TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of combined central and peripheral demyelination in Zambia
AU - George, Ilena C.
AU - Kvalsund, Michelle
AU - Saylor, Deanna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Overlap syndromes, where otherwise distinct autoimmune processes of the central and peripheral nervous systems are present in the same patient, are uncommon and have not been previously reported in sub-Saharan Africa. We present a case of a 32-year-old man who was found to have both clinically isolated syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, highlighting the importance of continued efforts to establish the prevalence of demyelinating disease in the region given the limited treatment options currently available for autoimmune disease.
AB - Overlap syndromes, where otherwise distinct autoimmune processes of the central and peripheral nervous systems are present in the same patient, are uncommon and have not been previously reported in sub-Saharan Africa. We present a case of a 32-year-old man who was found to have both clinically isolated syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, highlighting the importance of continued efforts to establish the prevalence of demyelinating disease in the region given the limited treatment options currently available for autoimmune disease.
KW - Autoimmune diseases
KW - Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
KW - Developing countries
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Polyradiculoneuropathy
KW - Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases
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U2 - 10.1016/j.msard.2020.101943
DO - 10.1016/j.msard.2020.101943
M3 - Article
C2 - 31958671
AN - SCOPUS:85077929501
SN - 2211-0348
VL - 40
JO - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
JF - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
M1 - 101943
ER -