Systemic lupus erythematosus in a male teenager manifested with cardiogenic shock and extremities infarction
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2022.082
- Author:
Li-xue Wu
1
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai200003, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Systemic lupus erythematosus;
cardiogenic shock
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2022;13(5):406-408
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multisystemic features and a variety of clinical characteristics. Typical clinical manifestations of SLE include alopecia, oral ulcers, cutaneous lesions, arthritis, renal injury, and cardiac damage.[1] Cardiac involvement is one of the common complications of SLE, which is mostly asymptomatic with only approximately 10% of cardiac injury patients experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath and arrhythmia. However, cardiogenic shock is rare, especially as the initial manifestation of SLE.[2] Herein, we report a case of a 15-year-old male who presented with cardiogenic shock and was eventually diagnosed with SLE.
