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- Title
Adult-Onset Still's Disease and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Association.
- Authors
Carrilho-Ferreira, Pedro; Silva, Doroteia; de Jesus Silva, Maria; André, Rui; Gato Varela, Manuel; Nunes Diogo, António
- Abstract
Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare disorder with potentially severe clinical features, including cardiac involvement. This systemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pericarditis, with or without pericardial effusion. Cardiac tamponade is a very rare sequela that requires an invasive approach, such as percutaneous or surgical pericardial drainage, in addition to the usual conservative therapy. The authors describe a case of adult-onset Still's disease rendered more difficult by pericarditis and cardiac tamponade, and they briefly review the literature on this entity.
- Subjects
RHEUMATISM; INFLAMMATION; CARDIAC tamponade; PERICARDIAL effusion; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENTS
- Publication
Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p277
- ISSN
1526-6702
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.14503/THIJ-14-4101