The authors report the case of a sixty-seven-year-old man with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis since 1967. After the treatment was discontinued, a symptomatic pericardial effusion developed during an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. Histological findings suggested a rheumatoid origin. Consecutive pericardiocentesis and a concomitant adequate treatment resolved cardiac tamponade, at least during short-term follow-up. However, a long term observation will be necessary to exclude recurrent effusion or evolutive constrictive pericarditis.
Cardiac tamponade and rheumatoid arthritis: Pharmacological or surgical approach? / Cordioli E.; Pizzi C.; Tondini C.; Venturi P.; Borghi A.; Puddu G.M.; Bugiardini R.. - In: MINERVA MEDICA. - ISSN 0026-4806. - STAMPA. - 85:7-8(1994), pp. 395-401.
Cardiac tamponade and rheumatoid arthritis: Pharmacological or surgical approach?
Cordioli E.;Pizzi C.;Bugiardini R.Ultimo
1994
Abstract
The authors report the case of a sixty-seven-year-old man with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis since 1967. After the treatment was discontinued, a symptomatic pericardial effusion developed during an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. Histological findings suggested a rheumatoid origin. Consecutive pericardiocentesis and a concomitant adequate treatment resolved cardiac tamponade, at least during short-term follow-up. However, a long term observation will be necessary to exclude recurrent effusion or evolutive constrictive pericarditis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
