Highlights a rare presentation of purulent pericarditis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type-f leading to cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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May prompt SLE screening in atypical Haemophilus pericarditis; leaves open causality and prevalence.
Although cardiac tamponade is an important and emergent complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), purulent pericarditis is rare despite the high frequency of pericardial effusion in SLE. We describe the first SLE case of Haemophilus influenzae type-f pericarditis with cardiac tamponade with SLE as the initial presentation. The pathophysiology and therapy are discussed.
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