Lupus Cerebritis as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Young Female

The psychiatric and neurological symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are referred to as lupus cerebritis. The wide range of symptoms associated with SLE can pose a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of lupus cerebritis in a 31-year-old female presenting with psychosis. We present thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gosal, Kiranpreet, Pollock, Erin, Mangano, Andrew, Dao, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8093101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959443
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14259
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Sumario:The psychiatric and neurological symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are referred to as lupus cerebritis. The wide range of symptoms associated with SLE can pose a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of lupus cerebritis in a 31-year-old female presenting with psychosis. We present this case to increase awareness of the psychiatric manifestations of SLE that can be mistaken for more common etiologies of psychosis.

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