Sub-clinical systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with acute myocarditis.
Postgrad Med J
; 68(800): 475-8, 1992 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
A 46 year old woman presented with fever and normochromic anaemia followed rapidly by severe myocardial failure, unresponsive to maximum inotropic support and broad spectrum antibiotics. There were no classical clinical stigmata of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but a possible immunological cause was looked for, and on the basis of her immuno-serology a diagnosis of SLE-like disease was made. She responded rapidly to high dose steroids. The importance of considering the possibility of SLE or 'lupus overlap' in an acutely ill 'undiagnosed' patient is emphasized. The relevance of instigating appropriate immuno-serological tests in the course of such an illness is discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico
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Miocarditis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Postgrad Med J
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido