Systemic lupus erythematosus: An unusual cause of cardiac tamponade in a young man

TOPALOĞLU, Serkan; Aras, Dursun; Ergun, Kumral; Altay, Hakan; Alyan, Omer; Akgul, Ahmet

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.010

Systemic lupus erythematosus: An unusual cause of cardiac tamponade in a young man

TOPALOĞLU S., Aras D., Ergun K., Altay H., Alyan O., Akgul A.

European Journal of Echocardiography, cilt.7, sa.6, ss.460-462, 2006 (Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.010
Dergi Adı: European Journal of Echocardiography
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.460-462
Anahtar Kelimeler: cardiac tamponade, systemic lupus erythematosus
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although pericarditis and pericardial effusion are common cardiac complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac tamponade is a very rare initial manifestation of this disease. We describe a case of a young male patient in whom cardiac tamponade secondary to a loculated pericardial effusion was the presenting symptom of SLE. © 2005 The European Society of Cardiology.