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Depression with psychotic features in a child with SLE: successful therapy with psychotropic medications—case report

Authors: Milica Pejovic Milovancevic, Vladimir Miletic, Smiljka Popovic Deusic, Saveta Draganic Gajic, Dusica Lecic Tosevski

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 4/2013

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic, autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, which affects multiple organ systems, including the central nervous system (CNS). Neuropsychiatric manifestations are seen in 13–75 % of all SLE patients, with equal frequency in children and adults. Despite a high prevalence of psychiatric manifestations, there is no consensus on the proper treatment of such cases. We report here a case of an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with a severe depressive episode with psychotic features, treated successfully with risperidone and sertraline as an adjunct to immunosuppressive therapy.

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Title: Depression with psychotic features in a child with SLE: successful therapy with psychotropic medications—case report
Authors: Milica Pejovic Milovancevic
Vladimir Miletic
Smiljka Popovic Deusic
Saveta Draganic Gajic
Dusica Lecic Tosevski
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-012-0330-5

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