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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

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

Asad Shabbir, Fatima A M Abdulsalam, Sam Dawkins, Marco Spartera, Henry Boardman, Alexandra E Cairns, Antonios Psarras, Elizabeth Orchard, Rohan Wijesurendra

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9 authors.

Asad ShabbirJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Fatima A M AbdulsalamJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Sam DawkinsJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Marco SparteraJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Henry BoardmanJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Alexandra E CairnsJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Antonios PsarrasJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Rheumatology Department, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth OrchardJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Rohan WijesurendraJohn Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Electronic address: rohan.wijesurendra@cardiov.ox.ac.uk.

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Abstract

backgroundPericardial 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 pericardial effusion and tamponade. Cardiac imaging showed myocardial edema, reflective of associated myocarditis. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: SLE can present in the immediate postpartum period, and acute management of tamponade in this context includes drainage of the effusion and immunosuppressive therapy.

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PMCPMC12441525

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