ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Multiple sclerosis or other white matter disorders
8A45 — Secondary white matter disorders
8A45.4 — White matter disorders due to certain specified systemic...
8A45.41 — Demyelination due to systemic lupus erythematosus

ICD-11 8A45.41 — Demyelination due to systemic lupus erythematosus

Among the 12 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-related central nervous system (CNS) syndromes defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), demyelinating syndrome and myelopathy are two of the less prevalent and more poorly understood ones. One important issue concerning demyelinating disease in SLE is that it can be easily misdiagnosed with other central nervous system demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.