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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
GODINEZ-BACA, Laura E.; LUGO-ZAMUDIO, Gustavo E. and MAYA-PINA, Lucía V.. Chorea gravidarum associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome: case report. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, suppl.1, pp.59-62. Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19001503.
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are very common. In both cases, pathophysiology is correlated to vasculopathy associated to antiphospholipid antibodies as well as neurotoxicity mediated by antibodies and cytokines. Chorea, instead, is the only movement disorder included in the 19 SLE's neuropsychiatric syndromes described by the American College of Rheumatology. Nevertheless, its presence is unusual with a prevalence of about 2%, and could appear as an early manifestation of the disease. The case of a 17-year-old pregnant woman in whom chorea was an early manifestation of SLE and APS.
Keywords : Chorea; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Neuropsychiatric manifestations; Antiphospholipid syndrome.