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Psychosis due to systemic lupus erythematosus

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Common symptoms

无力、肌肉酸痛、精神障碍、体重减轻、胸腔积液、乏力、指端及指(趾)...

The pathology of disease

Psychosis due to SLE (neuropsychiatric lupus) is lupus cerebritis; psychosis; mood; seizures; MRI/CSF; steroids/immunosuppression; rheumatology/neuro/psych.

Symptoms

Psychosis; mood; seizures; known SLE; headache; CSF/MRI; distinguish from steroids

Causes

Neuropsychiatric lupus; vasculopathy; autoantibodies; SLE cerebritis.

Treatment

Steroids; immunosuppression; psychotropics cautiously; distinguish steroid psychosis; rheumatology/neuro/psych

Dept

Rheumatology / neurology / psychiatry.

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