A case of acute chorea in a 10 years old girl complicating a systemic lupus erythematosus associated with antiphospholipid antibodies is reported. The lupus anticoagulant was detected with a coagulation assay and the false serological reaction for syphilis by the RPR test. The child recovered with Prednisone therapy. The place of chorea in the context of neurological complications of SLE and the particularity of its association with anti-phospholipid antibodies are discussed.