Meige’s syndrome in systemic lupus erytematosus

Abstract

Meige’s syndrome is a segmental cranial dystonia, which includes a combination of oromandibular dystonia and blepharospasm. In the medical literature there has been described a huge percentage of autoimmune diseases in patients with dystonia (systemic lupus, rheu­matoid arthritis, thyroid diseases). Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease, which affects a lot of organs and systems, including nervous system. It has a heterogeneous clinical symptomatology and predominantly affects females. Neurological symptomatology can be found in a part of peripheral or central nervous system. If there is an appearance of hyperkinetic movement disorders, it is possible a comorbidity with autoimmune disease to be found. We present a clinical case of a patient with Meige’s syndrome, who was also diagnosed with systemic lupus.