Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as effuso-constrictive pericarditis.

Autor: McMechan, S. R., McClements, B. M., McKeown, P. P., Webb, S. W., Adgey, A. A.
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Zdroj: Postgraduate Medical Journal; Oct1995, Vol. 71 Issue 840, p627-629, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: We describe a 62-year-old woman in whom systemic lupus erythematosus presented as life-threatening effuso-constrictive pericarditis. Surgical drainage of the pericardium was required and the patient made a satisfactory recovery. At six-months follow-up, while taking hydroxychloroquine and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, she remains well. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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