Among the neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), chorea is rare, presenting in less than 7% of the pediatric SLE patients. It can appear early in the onset of SLE, be the first or even the sole clinical feature of the illness and has strongly been associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. We report on the case of a 13-year old boy, admitted with acute onset chorea and finally diagnosed with SLE. Subsequently, we present a short review of the literature on the epidemiology, suggested pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of this rare presentation of SLE.

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舞蹈症显示一名13岁男孩的系统性红斑狼疮：病例报告和简短文献复习。

在系统性红斑狼疮（SLE）的神经系统表现中，舞蹈病很少见，在小儿SLE患者中占不到7％。它可以在SLE发作的早期出现，是该疾病的第一个甚至唯一的临床特征，并且与抗磷脂抗体的存在密切相关。我们报告了一个13岁男孩的病例，该男孩入院患有急性发作性舞蹈病，最后被确诊为SLE。随后，我们对流行病学文献进行了简短回顾，并提出了这种罕见表现形式的SLE的发病机制，临床表现和治疗方法。