Multiple brain calcifications in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Dec:27 Suppl 2:S63-5. doi: 10.1007/s10067-008-0933-x. Epub 2008 May 28.

Abstract

We describe a rare case of severe neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus with cerebral atrophy and multiple paraventricular, basal ganglia, cortex, cerebral white matter, and cerebellum calcifications detected on cerebral CT. These calcifications are probably secondary to necrosis focus of repeated episodes of vessels inflammation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Diseases / therapy
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcinosis / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed