Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare disease associated with the development of antibodies to the central nervous system. Long segment spinal cord demyelination and inflammation (myelitis), severe optic nerve involvement and/or persistent vomiting and hiccups (area postrema syndrome) are the clinical forms that are important for the diagnosis of the disease. 1 Approximately 20-30% of the patients with NMOSD have a coexisting organ-specific or systemic autoimmune disease. 2 It is critical to know that there may be another autoimmune disease or diseases accompanying NMOSD and to consider it in the differential diagnosis. Here, we present a case of NMOSD with concurrent multiple autoimmune diseases, we aimed to highlight unique clinical features and the challenges encountered in diagnostic and treatment management.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.