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Cardiac Tamponade in an 18-year-old Male with Undiagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem, autoimmune condition of extremely variable presentation and prognosis. While pericardial effusion is a common disease sequela, subsequent tamponade is a rare, potentially fatal complication. We present the case of an 18-year-old, previously health...

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Autores principales: Larson, Neil P, Frawley, Thomas C, Long, Brit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31572632
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5186