Journal article
A severe case of systemic lupus erythematosus with increased pressure communicating hydrocephalus
European journal of rheumatology, Vol.2(2), pp.76-77
06/01/2015
DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0084
PMCID: PMC5047267
PMID: 27708931
Abstract
Normal/increased pressure hydrocephaly is an unusual manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the pathogenesis is still unclear. We report the case of an 18-year-old white female with severe refractory renal and pulmonary involvement who developed stupor during intensive immunosuppressive treatment. Enlarged ventricles on imaging and increased intracranial pressure with the exclusion of infectious and hemorrhagic/thrombotic processes suggested increased pressure communicating hydrocephalus associated with SLE. Few case reports are reviewed, and potential pathophysiologic mechanisms are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A severe case of systemic lupus erythematosus with increased pressure communicating hydrocephalus
- Creators
- Gülşen Özen - Marmara UniversitySibel Yılmaz-Öner - Marmara UniversityNeşe Tuncer - Marmara UniversityTürkay Akbaş - Marmara UniversitySerhan Tuğlular - Marmara UniversityHaner Direskeneli - Marmara University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European journal of rheumatology, Vol.2(2), pp.76-77
- DOI
- 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0084
- PMID
- 27708931
- PMCID
- PMC5047267
- NLM abbreviation
- Eur J Rheumatol
- ISSN
- 2147-9720
- eISSN
- 2148-4279
- Publisher
- Medical Research and Education Association
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984702894902771
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