[Cardiac tamponade as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus].
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Although pericarditis is the most frequent cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac tamponade is very rare as an initial manifestation of this disease. We report the case of a 27-year-old patient in whom the diagnosis of SLE was discovered during cardiac tamponade.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- La Tunisie medicale
دوره 91 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989