title: [Constrictive pericarditis as a serious and rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: Report of one case].
abstract: Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) is an unusual disease. Its most common causes are idiopathic or secondary to cardiac surgery. Less frequently it is caused by connective tissue diseases. We report a 30 years old woman hospitalized due to progressive dyspnea, chest pain and signs of right sided heart failure. During her stay, a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) was diagnosed. The echocardiogram suggested a CP and the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Pericardiectomy was successfully performed. The biopsy confirmed a nonspecific chronic pericarditis, with extensive fibrosis and absence of caseating granulomas. The patient had a satisfactory recovery.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lustig
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Florenzano
authors.forename: Luis Manuel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sanhueza
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cid
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thone
authors.forename: Demian A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fullerton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*