title: [Acute chorea revealing lupus erythematosus disseminatus].
abstract: A case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is reported in a 12 year-old girl who presented with chorea. This rare manifestation of SLE was previously recorded as a mode of presentation in half of the 51 reported cases. In view of the relative rarity of rheumatic fever in economically advanced countries, SLE should be entertained as a manifestation of chorea. The possible pathophysiologic mechanisms of this central nervous system involvement are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Boulogne.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nègre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zupan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lagardère
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gallet
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
vernacular_title: Chorée aiguë révélatrice d'un lupus érythémateux disséminé.