title: [Cardiac tamponade as a clinical symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus].
abstract: Pericarditis is the most frequent cardiac manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but pericardial effusion causing tamponade rarely occurs, and it is even less frequent for the pericardial tamponade to be the presenting feature of SLE. We report a case of pericardial tamponade due to SLE with severe hemodynamic involvement as the clinical presentation of the disease. We comment on its clinical course and its rarity in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Virgen de la Cinta, Tortosa, Tarragona.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Manresa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viedma
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone