Miocardite Lúpica: a propósito de um caso clínico

• Autor(es): Costa, S ; Franco, F ; Monteiro, P ; Oliveira, L ; Vieira, H ; Garrido, L ; Gonçalves, L ; Gomes, H ; Campos, M ; Providência, LA
• Data: 2005
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/507
• Origem: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Assunto(s): Lúpus Eritematoso Sistémico; Miocardite
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Português

Descrição

Myocarditis is one of the many possible forms of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. Its clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic patients with self-limited disease to fulminant heart failure that can lead to death. In most cases treatment consists of supportive care only. The authors present the case of a patient with lupus myocarditis.