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  • Title: [Constrictive pericarditis as a serious and rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: Report of one case].
    Author: Lustig N, Florenzano P, Sanhueza LM, Cid X, Ramos G, Thone N, Fullerton DA.
    Journal: Rev Med Chil; 2014 Aug; 142(8):1065-8. PubMed ID: 25424680.
    Abstract:
    Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) is an unusual disease. Its most common causes are idiopathic or secondary to cardiac surgery. Less frequently it is caused by connective tissue diseases. We report a 30 years old woman hospitalized due to progressive dyspnea, chest pain and signs of right sided heart failure. During her stay, a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) was diagnosed. The echocardiogram suggested a CP and the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Pericardiectomy was successfully performed. The biopsy confirmed a nonspecific chronic pericarditis, with extensive fibrosis and absence of caseating granulomas. The patient had a satisfactory recovery.
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