Acute transverse myelitis revealing ankylosing spondylitis: A case report and literature review.

Soumaya Boussaid Safa RahmouniSonia RekikSamia JammaliElhem CheourHela SahliMohamed Elleuch

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

When faced with a patient with acute myelopathy, thorough investigations should be undertaken to determine the cause. Ankylosing spondylitis should be kept in mind as a possible cause.

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