18 December 2025
: Case report 
Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus After 14 Years of Carbamazepine Use in a Patient With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Adverse events of drug therapy
Naho Ayuzawa-Takeda ABCDEF 1, Keisuke Saito ABCDE 2, Hidetoshi Yanagida ABCD 1, Tomoko Oeda ABCDEF 2*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949233
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949233
Figure 1 Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord at onset and relapse. (A) T2-weighted sagittal image of the spinal cord showing a high-intensity lesion extending from Th1 to Th5 (A1); T2-weighted axial view at the Th2/3 level, demonstrating a prominent high-intensity lesion in the ventral cord (A2). (B) T2-weighted sagittal image of the thoracic cord showing lesions at the Th3–4 and Th10 levels (B1), with gadolinium enhancement (B2). Arrowheads indicate the lesions.