Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Myopericarditis with a pericardial effusion as the initial presenting feature of SLE is uncommon. We report an unusual case of myopericarditis and pericardial effusion with subsequent heart failure, as the initial manifestation of SLE. The timely recognition and early steroid administration are impe...
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| description | Myopericarditis with a pericardial effusion as the initial presenting feature of SLE is uncommon. We report an unusual case of myopericarditis and pericardial effusion with subsequent heart failure, as the initial manifestation of SLE. The timely recognition and early steroid administration are imperative in SLE-related myopericarditis with cardiomyopathy to prevent the mortality associated with this condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c5cec8dd0604c7e9ccb92563bdf55462025-08-20T02:06:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352017-01-01201710.1155/2017/69120206912020Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusPrema Bezwada0Ahmed Quadri1Atif Shaikh2Ceasar Ayala-Rodriguez3Stuart Green4Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USADepartment of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USADepartment of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, 10 Nathan D Perlman Pl, New York, NY 10003, USADepartment of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USADepartment of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USAMyopericarditis with a pericardial effusion as the initial presenting feature of SLE is uncommon. We report an unusual case of myopericarditis and pericardial effusion with subsequent heart failure, as the initial manifestation of SLE. The timely recognition and early steroid administration are imperative in SLE-related myopericarditis with cardiomyopathy to prevent the mortality associated with this condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6912020 |
| spellingShingle | Prema Bezwada Ahmed Quadri Atif Shaikh Ceasar Ayala-Rodriguez Stuart Green Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full | Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_fullStr | Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_short | Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_sort | myopericarditis and pericardial effusion as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6912020 |
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