Chorea, a little-known manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus: short literature review and four case reports

Table 3 Clinical features and outcomes of SLE associated chorea in our patients

Case	1	2	3	4
Onset of chorea	12 years	13 years	14 years	11 years
Onset of chorea	At the onset of SLE	2 years after SLE onset	At the onset of SLE	7 months after SLE onset
Positive LAC and/or aCL	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Neuroimaging	Not specific lesions	Picture mainly characterized by the porencephalic cavity and the previous surgery	Vasculitic findings	Vasculitic findings
Efficacy of high-dose steroid therapy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Recurrence of chorea	No	1 year after the first episode	No	2 years after the first episode
Renal involvement	Class III	No	Class IV	Class IV and later Classes II and V

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