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SLE should be distinguishe from the following disorders: | SLE should be distinguishe from the following disorders: | ||
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SLE is sometimes diagnosed in conjunction with other conditions, including [[rheumatoid arthritis|rheumatoid Arthritis]], [[scurvy]] and [[fibromyalgia]]. | SLE is sometimes diagnosed in conjunction with other conditions, including [[rheumatoid arthritis|rheumatoid Arthritis]], [[scurvy]] and [[fibromyalgia]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Differentiating Systemic lupus erythematosus from other Diseases
SLE should be distinguishe from the following disorders:
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
- Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
- Acute memory disorders
- Blood dyscrasias and stroke
- Brainstem gliomas
- Cardioembolic stroke
- Chorea in adults
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
- Confusional states
- Dermatomyositis
- Diffuse sclerosis
- Endocrine myopathies
- HIV-1 associated CNS complications
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
- Lyme disease
- Metabolic myopathies
- Myasthenia gravis
- Neurological sequelae of infectious endocarditis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Polymyositis
- Spinal cord infarction
- Sudden visual loss
- Temporal / Giant cell arteritis
- Vasculitic neuropathy
Common dual diagnoses
SLE is sometimes diagnosed in conjunction with other conditions, including rheumatoid Arthritis, scurvy and fibromyalgia.