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Acute psycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

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Psychiatric manifestations are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and often represent a challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem, mainly because the uncertainties of the pathogenic mechanisms. We report a case of acute psychosis occurring in a female with SLE due to the stress of having a severe disease, rather than to SLE per se.

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  1. Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano (Milan), Italy

    Bianca Marasini & Marco Massarotti

  2. University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Bianca Marasini

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Marasini, B., Massarotti, M. Acute psycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int 28, 395–396 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-007-0479-2

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