CARDIAC-TAMPONADE AS THE 1ST MANIFESTATIO N OF HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA

Authors
SELMI H BOUSNINA M TABARKI B GNAOUI A YACOUB M SFAR MT BRIGUI M ESSOUSSI AS HARBI A
Citation
H. Selmi et al., CARDIAC-TAMPONADE AS THE 1ST MANIFESTATIO N OF HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA, Annales de pediatrie, 41(7), 1994, pp. 443-445
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Annales de pediatrie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00662097
Volume
41
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
443 - 445
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-2097(1994)41:7<443:CAT1MN>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Pericarditis is rare in patients with Schonlein-Henoch vasculitis and usually occurs in patients with diagnosed, active disease. Possible me chanisms include vasculitis and nephrotic syndrome with anasarca. A ca se of acute pericarditis occurring as the first manifestation of Schon lein-Henoch vasculitis is reported herein. The patient developed tampo nade eight days before the appearance of purpura over the limbs.