Systemic lupus erythematosus with myocarditis complicating pregnancy.
We report a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and myocarditis complicating pregnancy. Cardiomegaly and compensated congestive heart failure persisted postpartum and we had the therapeutic dilemma of a pregnancy six months later. The defined maternal prognosis of a similar disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy, suggested the need for termination of pregnancy.
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology