Lupus Erythematosus and Brain Scanning

Comments and Correction1 November 1975Lupus Erythematosus and Brain ScanningGRAEME STEWART, M.B., M.R.A.C.P., ANTONY BASTEN, M.B., M.R.C.P.GRAEME STEWART, M.B., M.R.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ANTONY BASTEN, M.B., M.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-5-733 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We were concerned to read the paper in the December 1974 issue on the interpretation of a positive brain scan in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and localising neurologic signs (1). While not disputing that the patients described may have had cerebral vasculitis, we believe that opportunistic infection of the central nervous system is an equally likely cause of this clinical feature when such patients are receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This is exemplified by three cases, (two with cerebral toxoplasmosis, one with brain abscesses due to nocardial infection) described below and shown in Figure 1. We believe that...References1. BENNAHUM D, MESSNER R, and SHOOP J: Brain scan findings in central nervous system involvement by lupus erythematosus. Ann Intern Med 81:763-765, 1974 LinkGoogle Scholar2. KRAAG G, RICHARDS A, and GORDON D: Brain scanning in lupus erythematosus. Ann Intern Med 82:594, 1975 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GRAEME STEWART, M.B., M.R.A.C.P.; ANTONY BASTEN, M.B., M.R.C.P.Affiliations: Department of Clinical Immunology Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Camperdonn, N.S.W. 2050 Australia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTreatment of Nocardial Brain Abscess in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Case Report and a Review of the LiteratureNocardiosis in systemic lupus erythematosusCerebral ArteritisPsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children and AdolescentsNeurological complications of connective tissue and other “collagen-vascular” diseases 1 November 1975Volume 83, Issue 5 Page: 733-734 Keywords Abscesses Brain Central nervous system Immunosuppressives Lupus erythematosus Opportunistic infections Toxoplasmosis Vasculitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...