CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A CASE REPORT
Madiha Nooreen*, Saima Aziz, Ayesha Habeeb and Shafia Fatima
ABSTRACT
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease which can affect many organs. Cardiac involvement in the systemic lupus erythematosus is one of the dominant complications, significantly responsible for morbidity and mortality of the patients. Lupus myocarditis rarely presents as an initial complication of SLE. The patient may present with wide array of symptoms ranging from being asymptomatic and self limiting disease to acute cardiac failure that can lead to death. The information available on clinical manifestations and outcomes of myocarditis in SLE is scarce. The authors present the case of 27 year old woman diagnosed with SLE and later developed myocarditis.
Keywords: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Lupus Myocarditis, Myocarditis, Pleural Effusion, Autoimmune Disease.
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