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KMID : 0882420100780050635
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2010 Volume.78 No. 5 p.635 ~ p.639
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Cardiac tamponade in a patient with lupus nephritis
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Song Ho-Sup
Kim Min-Ok
Kim Jung-Ho
Bang Ki-Tae
Kim Jung-Hee
Kwon Soon-Kil
Lee Ho-Chang
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Abstract
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that involves many different organ systems, and this illness exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. The renal involvement in SLE is called lupus nephritis and 50~80% of patients with SLE suffer from lupus nephritis. Although pericarditis or pericardial effusion is a common cardiac manifestation of SLE, cardiac tamponade is rare. Cardiac tamponade may be fatal if it is not recognized quickly and treated promptly. We report a case of cardiac tamponade associated with lupus nephritis. Treatment consisted of pericardiocentesis and high-dose corticosteroid. (Korean J Med 78:635-639, 2010)
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KEYWORD
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Lupus nephritis, Cardiac tamponade, Pericardiocentesis
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