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ArticleCureus2026

Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosed Following Treatment Initiated for Acute Encephalitis.

Keidai Kumazawa, Norio Nakagawa, Koichi Tanda, Yasuko Okumura, Akira Nishimura

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Keidai KumazawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, JPN.
Norio NakagawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.
Koichi TandaDepartment of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.
Yasuko OkumuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.
Akira NishimuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.

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Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by diverse clinical manifestations. This case report describes a 14-year-old female patient diagnosed with neuropsychiatric SLE (NP-SLE) following status epilepticus. The patient was a 14-year-old previously healthy female and was transported to the emergency department owing to fever and status epilepticus. Based on imaging findings, clinical findings, and the patient's age, anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) was suspected, and intensive care was initiated. However, persistent renal dysfunction and cytopenia prompted detailed investigation, leading to a diagnosis of NP-SLE. SLE is a systemic disease requiring long-term treatment. In such cases, where characteristic rashes are absent, differential diagnosis based on physical findings is difficult. Although NP-SLE and NMDARE share many standard features, including clinical symptoms and age of onset, measuring antinuclear antibody (ANA) and complement levels may be valuable in the differential diagnosis.

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acute encephalitisneuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosuspediatricrenal dysfunctionseizure

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PMCPMC12947955

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