PSYCHOSIS AS A MANIFESTATION OF LUPUS AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME. ABOUT A CASE.

Abstract

Introduction A lot of studies have determined the relationship between psychosis and autoimmune diseases. One of the classic examples is systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome. Both are syndromes marked by a state of excessive inflammation and hypercoagulability, respectively. And psychosis is a frequent manifestation of these two diseases, so it is important to take it into account, because psychotic episode triggered by these diseases has a different therapeutic approach from that of primary psychoses. Objectives To raise awareness about this fact, we present the clinical case of a 43-year-old woman, diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome, who went to the Emergency Department due to agitation and delusional ideation of harm. Methods Given that the patient presented a recent altered cranial MRI, the aforementioned pathologies and an acute and poorly systematized clinical onset, we referred her for admission to Internal Medicine due to suspicion of a psycho-organic syndrome of probable autoimmune origin. Results After admission to Internal Medicine, corticosteroid treatment was prescribed. After three days, the symptoms remitted and the patient was discharged, starting outpatient follow-up. Conclusions It is important not to forget that psychotic symptoms may be due to causes other than merely psychopathological ones, and may belong to other aetiologies and, with it, other therapeutic attitudes. Disclosure of Interest None Declared