CNS Lupus Presenting As Encephalitis : A Case Report

Authors

  • KAK Azad Professor of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • MH Sardar Assistant Professorof Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka.
  • AM Appolo Assistant Registrar, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • MU Mallik Indoor Medical Officer, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • M Sarker Honorary Medical Officer, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8588

Keywords:

Convulsion, glomerulonephritis, encephalitis, lupus

Abstract

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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Azad, K., Sardar, M., Appolo, A., Mallik, M., & Sarker, M. (2011). CNS Lupus Presenting As Encephalitis : A Case Report. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 20(1), 82–85. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v20i1.8588

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Case Reports