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10952161

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes a case of cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of unclassified connective tissue disease (UCTD). A 68-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to hospital because of dyspnea and edema. She had undergone a radical left mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer 18 years before. On admission, bilateral leg edema, hepatomegaly, and a paradoxical pulse were noted on physical examination. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was elevated and the C-reactive protein was 2.8 mg/dl. Antinuclear antibodies and anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies were present. The scl-70 and anticentromere antibodies were elevated. Chest radiography showed cardiomegaly. Echocardiography revealed a large pericardial effusion, but the pericardial fluid did not contain malignant cells or bacteria. She did not meet the diagnostic criteria for any known connective tissue diseases, so was diagnosed with cardiac tamponade due to UCTD. Prednisolone (30 mg/day) was administered, which resulted in a gradual resolution of the pericardial effusion. Although connective tissue diseases are known to cause pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of the disease in the absence of other symptoms is quite rare.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
619-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Unclassified connective tissue disease presenting as cardiac tamponade: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports