Cardiac tamponade as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in early childhood.

Gulati, S; Kumar, L · Ann Rheum Dis · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cardiac tamponade is rare as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and even more so in paediatric patients. This paper reports an 8 year old girl with SLE with several unusual features: unusual age of presentation, unusual initial organ manifestation and recurrent cardiac tamponade as a complication.

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