Chorea as a sign of systemic lupus erythematosus activity. Case report.
Chorea may occur as a neurological manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and is often associated with detection of antiphospholipid antibodies. No evidence of chorea as a sign of lupus activity has been established. We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus associated with antiphospholipid antibodies who developed chorea, which has been considered a sign of lupus activity.
Caramelli
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Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Brasil.
Toledo
S M
SM
Marchiori
P E
PE
Barbosa
E R
ER
Scaff
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M
D000293:Adolescent; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid