Cardiac tamponade preceding skin involvement in systemic sclerosis

The frequency of pericardial involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is high on autoptic or echocardiographic studies, but the clinical recognition of pericarditis with or without effusion is rare. We describe a case of a 71-year-old female with no previous history of heart disease, who presented wi...

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Main Authors: G. Peronato, P. De Sandre, M. Podswiadek, S. Arfiero, L. Bozzola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2002-09-01
Series:Reumatismo
Online Access:https://reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/81