Pericarditis constrictiva como presentación grave e infrecuente de lupus eritematoso sistémico: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
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 f...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Language: | Spanish / Castilian |
| Published: |
Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872014000800015 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | 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. |
|---|