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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Overlap syndrome of anti-aquaporin-4 positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and mixed connective tissue disease: a case report.

Ziyu Wang, Ling Wu, Zhihao Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Ertao Jia, Hongling Geng

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Ziyu Wang *The Fifth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ling Wu *Department of Rheumatology, Shenzhen Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
Zhihao ZhangThe Fifth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chenyang ZhangThe Fifth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ertao JiaThe Fifth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Hongling GengDepartment of Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease affecting the optic nerve and spinal cord. NMOSD frequently coexists with other autoimmune diseases. However, its concurrence with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is rather rare and often overlooked. This study reports the first case in China of aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) seropositive NMOSD preceding MCTD with long-term follow-up. Between 2016 and 2024, the patient successively developed left lower limb numbness, hiccups, vomiting, facial numbness, Raynaud's phenomenon, finger swelling, digital sclerosis, and synovitis. Acute-phase management involved pulse steroid therapy, while remission maintenance utilized azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, rituximab, and inebilizumab for relapse prevention. This paper presents this case and reviews other cases of NMOSD combined with MCTD, aiming to contribute to the clinical understanding and management of this rare condition.

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Aquaporin 4AutoantibodiesMixed Connective Tissue DiseaseNeuromyelitis OpticaHumansImmunoglobulin GAQP4 protein, humanAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GAQP4case reportmixed connective tissue diseaseneuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderoverlap syndrome

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