Abstract
Introduction
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a common cause of pericardial effusion and acute pericarditis, but very rarely it can cause cardiac tamponade.1 We describe the case of a young female with SLE who developed cardiac tamponade after finishing treatment for acute pericarditis with a small pericardial effusion.
Recommended Citation
Kuhn, MS-III, Brooks; Reddy, MD, Arthi; and Lazar, MD, Sorin
(2007)
"A 22-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus develops cardiac tamponade,"
The Medicine Forum: Vol. 9, Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.009.1.016
Available at:
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol9/iss1/17
