Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joint Authors
Nishizawa, Masatoyo
Tokutake, Takayoshi
Igarashi, Shuichi
Tanaka, Keiko
Ozawa, Tetsutaro
Kawachi, Izumi
Katada, Shinichi
Hirose, Masaki
Ariizumi, Yuko
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The case of an elderly patient who had chorea as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) accompanied by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is reported.
A 68-year-old woman suddenly developed chorea of her left arm and leg.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain demonstrated a focal lesion in the right caudate head, which showed hyperintensity on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion-weighted imaging.
This condition was thought to be a common form of vascular chorea, which is likely to occur in elderly individuals; however, the laboratory data of this patient finally fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of SLE and APS.
Physicians should be careful in diagnosing elderly individuals simply as having a vascular chorea because this symptom can be the initial manifestation of SLE or APS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ariizumi, Yuko& Ozawa, Tetsutaro& Tokutake, Takayoshi& Kawachi, Izumi& Hirose, Masaki& Katada, Shinichi…[et al.]. 2012. Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462964
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ariizumi, Yuko…[et al.]. Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ariizumi, Yuko& Ozawa, Tetsutaro& Tokutake, Takayoshi& Kawachi, Izumi& Hirose, Masaki& Katada, Shinichi…[et al.]. Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462964
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462964