Haemophilus influenzae pericarditis with tamponade as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Although cardiac tamponade is an important and emergent complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), purulent pericarditis is rare despite the high frequency of pericardial effusion 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.
Yeh
Y-H
YH
Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chu
P-H
PH
Yeh
C-H
CH
Wu
Y-J Jan
YJ
Lee
M-H
MH
Jung
S-M
SM
Kuo
C-T
CT
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*