Pericardial tamponade in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Cardiac involvement in dermatomyositis has been well described; myocarditis and cardiac arrhythmias are the most frequent manifestations. An 8-year-old girl is presented, who developed pericardial tamponade in the course of the disease. It is the first time this association has been reported.
Pereira
R M
RM
Rheumatology Department, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, Brazil.
Lerner
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S
Maeda
W T
WT
Goldenstein-Schainberg
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Cossermelli
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W
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; C023676:chloroquine diphosphate; D002738:Chloroquine; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone