[Cardiac tamponade revealing systemic scleroderma]

Rev Med Suisse Romande. 2003 Nov;123(11):713-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The frequency of pericardial involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is high but usually was asymptomatic and cardiac tamponnade was exceptional. We report a case of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) revealed by cardiac tamponnade. This case illustrate the value of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac tamponnade in systémic sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*