Myopericarditis in a Korean Young Male With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
10.4070/kcj.2011.41.6.334
- Author:
Kyu Tae PARK
1
;
Kyung Soon HONG
;
Sang Jin HAN
;
Duck Hyoung YOON
;
Hyunhee CHOI
;
Min Young LEE
;
Myeong Shin RYU
;
Chan Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. kshong@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Male;
Pericarditis;
Myocarditis;
Systemic lupus erythematosus
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Glucocorticoids;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Male;
Myocarditis;
Pericarditis;
Prevalence;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2011;41(6):334-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myocardial involvement with clinical symptoms is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), despite the relatively high prevalence of myocarditis at autopsies of SLE patients. In this review, we report the case of a 19-year-old male SLE patient who initially presented with myopericarditis and was successfully treated with high dose of glucocorticoids.
