Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient with systemic sclerosis/systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome. |
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| Authors: | Patrick F K Yong Sally M A Hamour Aine Burns |
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| Institution: | Department of Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. pyong@doctors.org.uk |
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Introduction
| Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy is a recently recognizedneurological syndrome, first characterized 7 years ago 1].In this article, we present such a case with images typicalof the syndrome. This is followed by discussion of the typicalpresentation, its associations, hypothetical aetiology and treatmentmodalities.
Case
| A 39-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis/systemic lupus erythematosusoverlap syndrome was admitted with fever. This followed a secondcourse of pulsed intravenous cyclophosphamide for relapse oflupus nephritis
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| Keywords: | connective tissue disease hypertensive encephalopathy leukoencephalopathy |
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