| Literature DB >> 9142666 |
I H Lee1, S C Yang, T H Kim, J B Jun, S S Jung, S C Bae, D H Yoo, S K Kim, S Y Kim.
Abstract
We describe a case of pericardial tamponade as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although pericarditis or pericardial effusion is the common cardiac complication of SLE, tamponade is unusual. Treatment consists of pericardiocentesis, administration of high dose glucocorticoid an antimalarial drug.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9142666 PMCID： PMC3054272 DOI： 10.3346/jkms.1997.12.1.75
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Korean Med Sci ISSN： 1011-8934 Impact factor: 2.153