Acute Pericarditis Leading to a Diagnosis of SLE : A Case Series of 3 Patients

In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac manifestations are known to be present in up to 50% of patients. However, it is rare for acute pericarditis to be the leading symptom at the time of diagnosis of SLE occurring in up to 1% of patients. We present a case series in which 3 patients with no prior history of SLE presented with acute pericarditis. This was found to be the leading manifestation of their disease, which ultimately led to the diagnosis of SLE. These patients were initially treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicines; however, steroids and disease-modifying anti-rheumatologic agents were ultimately added to their medical therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports - 10(2022) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 23247096221077832

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Narang, Vishal K [VerfasserIn]
Bowen, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Masarweh, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Burnette, Shane [VerfasserIn]
Valdez, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Moosavi, Leila [VerfasserIn]
Joolhar, Fowrooz [VerfasserIn]
Win, Theingi Tiffany [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Journal Article
Pericarditis
Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Date Completed 10.05.2022

Date Revised 13.04.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/23247096221077832

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337721041