title: Organic affective disorder and vascular dysregulation in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A case is reported in which an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus presented as an organic depressive disorder with psychotic features. Brain imaging using regional cerebral blood flow techniques demonstrated vascular dysregulation in the left frontal lobe of this patient. The implications for understanding the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders in lupus are discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Honer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prohovnik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology