RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Central nervous system systemic lupus erythematosus mimicking progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 1152
OP 1156
DO 10.1136/ard.51.10.1152
VO 51
IS 10
A1 B R Kaye
A1 C M Neuwelt
A1 S S London
A1 S J DeArmond
YR 1992
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/51/10/1152.abstract
AB The case is reported of a patient with central nervous system systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with features of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) seen clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging. A brain biopsy sample showed microinfarcts. The use of magnetic resonance imaging and IgG synthesis rates in evaluating central nervous system lupus, the co-occurrence of SLE and PML, and the differentiation of these entities by magnetic resonance imaging and by histology are considered.