Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Cardiac Tamponade and Myocardial Edema in the Early Postpartum Period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pericardial effusions are frequently caused by inflammatory diseases. In cases of serosal inflammation, which often present with concomitant systemic symptoms, cardiac tamponade can occur, requiring emergency drainage. Nevertheless, it is rare for the index presentation of a previously undiagnosed inflammatory disease to be with cardiac tamponade.

Case summary

We describe a case of a young woman who presented in the postpartum period with cardiac tamponade. Further investigations confirmed that the underlying diagnosis was systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Discussion

SLE can be associated with pericardial effusion but rarely causes cardiac tamponade. Herein, we describe a case of an index presentation of SLE in the postpartum period with a large pericardi

SUBMITTER: Shabbir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441525 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature