Open AccessChronic meningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: An unusual etiology
Author(s) -
Anu Gupta,
Vishal Jogi,
Manoj Goyal,
Manish Modi,
Dheeraj Khurana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.144019
Subject(s) - medicine , aseptic meningitis , etiology , meningitis , cerebrospinal fluid , immunology , lupus erythematosus , systemic disease , dermatology , immunopathology , pathology , pediatrics , antibody
Chronic aseptic meningitis is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Apart from immunological causes and drugs, the aseptic meningitis group can include some unidentified viral infections that cannot be detected by routine microbiological testing. It is imperative to do complete cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) workup before implicating the symptoms to disease activity or drugs, as untreated infections cause significant mortality in SLE. We present a case of young female with SLE who presented with chronic meningitis of an uncommon etiology.