Open AccessPseudotumor Cerebri : A Rare Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Author(s) -
Aparna Das,
Jiban Chandra Das,
Abdullah Al Ahmad,
Azizul Kahhar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons/journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-6365
pISSN - 1015-0870
DOI - 10.3329/jbcps.v34i2.32302
Subject(s) - pseudotumor cerebri , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , intracranial pressure , hydrocephalus , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , systemic lupus , radiology , disease
Raised intracranial pressure in the absence of an intracranial mass or hydrocephalus (BIH or pseudotumor cerebri) has been described in association with many conditions including SLE. Several pathogenic pathways tie BIH with SLE as thrombotic obliteration of cerebral arteriolar and venous systems and immune complex deposition within the arachnoid villi that are responsible for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption. The diagnosis of BIH was confirmed by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of any abnormal radiological findings of the brain. We report a young woman with SLE complicated by BIH which resolved with corticosteroid therapy and osmotic diuretics.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2016; 34(2): 104-107