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ANA Negative Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen R. J. Moorhead*
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Rotational Training Scheme, Professorial Unit, Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham NG3 6AA
Alan S. Lee
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Nottingham
*
Correspondence

Abstract

It is usually assumed that psychiatric disturbance cannot be caused by SLE alone. We report two cases of ANA-negative SLE presenting with psychiatric features.

Type
Short Papers
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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