Acute chorea and disseminated lupus erythematosus (author's transl)

A case of acute chorea in a young woman with disseminated lupus erythematosus is described and 27 similar cases reported in the literature are reviewed. As in other neurological complications of the disease, signs of diffuse, labile angeitis (dysoric nodules) were present as well as antilymphocyte a...

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Published in:	Revue neurologique Vol. 137; no. 11; p. 671
Main Authors:	Martin, P, Bedoucha, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 1981
Subjects:	Adult Autoantibodies - analysis Chorea - etiology Chorea - immunology Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - immunology
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Summary:	A case of acute chorea in a young woman with disseminated lupus erythematosus is described and 27 similar cases reported in the literature are reviewed. As in other neurological complications of the disease, signs of diffuse, labile angeitis (dysoric nodules) were present as well as antilymphocyte antibodies characteristics of these forms. Acute chorea is however a rare finding when compared with other types of complications. It keeps its clinical picture resembling that of Sydenham's chorea, and with which is can be compared also as regard the immunological syndromes frequently observed in acute rheumatic fever, and that which occasionally occurs during disseminated lupus erythematosus.
ISSN:	0035-3787