Cardiac tamponade in a patient with lupus nephritis.
- Author:
Ho Sup SONG
1
;
Min Ok KIM
;
Jung Ho KIM
;
Ki Tae BANG
;
Jung Hee KIM
;
Soon Kil KWON
;
Ho Chang LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. minogiya@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lupus nephritis;
Cardiac tamponade;
Pericardiocentesis
- MeSH:
Autoimmune Diseases;
Cardiac Tamponade;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Lupus Nephritis;
Pericardial Effusion;
Pericardiocentesis;
Pericarditis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;78(5):635-639
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that involves many different organ systems, and this illness exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. The renal involvement in SLE is called lupus nephritis and 50~80% of patients with SLE suffer from lupus nephritis. Although pericarditis or pericardial effusion is a common cardiac manifestation of SLE, cardiac tamponade is rare. Cardiac tamponade may be fatal if it is not recognized quickly and treated promptly. We report a case of cardiac tamponade associated with lupus nephritis. Treatment consisted of pericardiocentesis and high-dose corticosteroid.
