CNS Lupus Presenting As Encephalitis : A Case Report
| Autor: | MH Sardar, M. S. A. Sarker, MU Mallik, Kak Azad, AM Appolo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1970 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Systemic lupus erythematosus business.industry Viral encephalitis Unconsciousness Glasgow Coma Scale Glomerulonephritis medicine.disease Immunology Convulsion medicine medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis skin and connective tissue diseases business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dhaka Medical College. 20:82-85 |
| ISSN: | 2219-7494 1028-0928 |
| DOI: | 10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8588 |
| Popis: | An 18 years old female presented with several episodes of convulsions followed by unconsciousness. On admission, her Glasgow Coma Scale was 3, and other neurological and systemic examination revealed no abnormality. Initially it appeared to be a case of viral encephalitis with a background probability of glomerulonephritis. Differential diagnosis was uraemic encephalopathy and seizure disorder. However, finally it was diagnosed as a case of CNS Lupus - a rare presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Key words: Convulsion; glomerulonephritis; encephalitis; lupus. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8588 J Dhaka Med Coll. 2011; 20(1) :82-85 |
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