Ibtisam Al- Thubaiti and Farah Al- Eissa \r\n
We report a case of a patient who developed neuromyelitis optica one year after discontinuation of her immunosuppressive agent used to treat her ulcerative colitis. We highlight the association between the two diseases that their similarities may not be limited to their autoimmune etiology, but also due to abnormal water channels, or aquaporins, and briefly discuss the possible role of aquaporins in ulcerative colitis pathogenesis
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