Psychosis as a manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus: treatment and long-term results. Number of cases

Abstract

We present a case series of 5 patients with psychosis associated with SLE according to the ACR 1999 criteria. It presented as an initial clinical manifestation, clinically they had visual and auditory hallucinations, all the patients were women, average age 25 years, the accompanying manifestations were mostly mucocutaneous, articular and renal. Two patients presented antiphospholipid syndromes. The remission induction treatment was based on pulses of steroids and cyclophosphamide with a complete response in 4/5 patients, maintenance was left with mycophenolic acid and azathioprine.