Abstract
Although cardiac tamponade is an important and emergent complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), purulent pericarditis is rare despite the high frequency of pericardial effilsion in SLE. We describe the first SLE case of Haemophilus influenzae type-f pericarditis with cardiac tamponade with SLE as the initial presentation. The pathophysiology and therapy are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1045-1047 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Clinical Practice |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cardiac tamponade
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Purulent pericarditis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus