Acute cardiogenic shock in a girl with systemic lupus erythematosus

Cardiac involvement is one of the main complications substantially contributing to the morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). However, clinically important myocarditis is an unusual feature in SLE. We describe the clinical characteristics, management, a...

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Autores principales: Gurjar, Mohan, Singhal, Sanjay, Poddar, Banani, Baronia, Arvind K, Azim, Afzal
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572754
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.76087
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Sumario:Cardiac involvement is one of the main complications substantially contributing to the morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). However, clinically important myocarditis is an unusual feature in SLE. We describe the clinical characteristics, management, and outcome of a 15-year young girl with SLE who developed severe left ventricular dysfunction.

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