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Aug 28, 2020Keywords:
Systemic lupus erythematosus; tamponade; pericardial effusion
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Cardiac tamponade: an uncommon presenting feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (a case-based review)
Abstract
Although pericarditis is the most prevalent cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac tamponade is extremely infrequent notably as the first manifestation of the disease. Here we report the case of a 22-year-old woman presenting with cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of SLE.
