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September 1972, Vol 124, No. 3 >
Article | September 1972

Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Finding in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus FREE

Robert J. Lerer, MD
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Received for publication March 20, 1972; accepted April 2.

Reprint requests to Yale-New Haven Hospital, 789 Howard Ave, New Haven, Conn 06504 (Dr. Lerer).


Am J Dis Child. 1972;124(3):436-437. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110150134022.
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A 15-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus initially had massive pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was used to relieve her short-term symptoms. Systemic treatment with corticosteroids followed, and the patient has been symptom-free for six months.

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Bergen SS:  Pericardial effusion, a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus . Circulation 22:144-150, 1960;.
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Harvey AM, Shulman LE, Tumulty PS, et al:  Systemic lupus erythematosus: Review of the literature and clinical analysis of 138 cases . Medicine 33:291-437, 1954;.
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Shearn MA:  The heart in systemic lupus erythematosus . Amer Heart J 58:452-466, 1959;.
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Hejtmancik MR, Wright JC, Quint R, et al:  The cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus . Amer Heart J 68:119-130, 1964;.
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Dubois EL, Tuffanelli DL:  Clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus . JAMA 190:104-111, 1964;.
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Cook CD, Wedgwood RJP, Craig JM, et al:  Systemic lupus erythematosus: Description of 37 cases in children and a discussion of endocrine therapy in 32 of the cases . Pediatrics 26:570-585, 1960;.
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Jacobs JC:  Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood . Pediatrics 32:257-264, 1963;.
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Tabenhaus M, Eisenstein B, Pick A:  Cardiovascular manifestations of collagen diseases . Circulation 12:903-920, 1955;.
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Yurchak PM, Levine SA, Gorlin R:  Constrictive pericarditis complicating disseminated lupus erythematosus . Circulation 31:113-118, 1965;.
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Dubois EL:  The clinical picture of systemic lupus erythematosus , in Dubois EL, (ed.): Lupus Erythematosus . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co, 1966;, p 164.
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Kong TQ, Kellum RE, Haserick JR:  Clinical diagnosis of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus . Circulation 26:7-11, 1962;.

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References

1 +
Bergen SS:  Pericardial effusion, a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus . Circulation 22:144-150, 1960;.
2 +
Harvey AM, Shulman LE, Tumulty PS, et al:  Systemic lupus erythematosus: Review of the literature and clinical analysis of 138 cases . Medicine 33:291-437, 1954;.
3 +
Shearn MA:  The heart in systemic lupus erythematosus . Amer Heart J 58:452-466, 1959;.
4 +
Hejtmancik MR, Wright JC, Quint R, et al:  The cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus . Amer Heart J 68:119-130, 1964;.
5 +
Dubois EL, Tuffanelli DL:  Clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus . JAMA 190:104-111, 1964;.
6 +
Cook CD, Wedgwood RJP, Craig JM, et al:  Systemic lupus erythematosus: Description of 37 cases in children and a discussion of endocrine therapy in 32 of the cases . Pediatrics 26:570-585, 1960;.
7 +
Jacobs JC:  Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood . Pediatrics 32:257-264, 1963;.
8 +
Tabenhaus M, Eisenstein B, Pick A:  Cardiovascular manifestations of collagen diseases . Circulation 12:903-920, 1955;.
9 +
Yurchak PM, Levine SA, Gorlin R:  Constrictive pericarditis complicating disseminated lupus erythematosus . Circulation 31:113-118, 1965;.
10 +
Dubois EL:  The clinical picture of systemic lupus erythematosus , in Dubois EL, (ed.): Lupus Erythematosus . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co, 1966;, p 164.
11 +
Kong TQ, Kellum RE, Haserick JR:  Clinical diagnosis of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus . Circulation 26:7-11, 1962;.

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