Key result
Acute pericarditis can serve as the initial leading manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients without a prior history of the disease.
Why the study?
Acute pericarditis is rare as the leading symptom at the time of systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosis, occurring in up to 1% of patients.
Population
3 patients with no prior history of SLE presenting with acute pericarditis
Design
Case series
Authors
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Acute pericarditis may prompt SLE evaluation; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=3)
Acute pericarditis can be the initial presenting symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the need to consider underlying autoimmune etiologies in such presentations.
Narang et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and acute pericarditis (n=3). Acute pericarditis was evaluated on Diagnosis of SLE. Acute pericarditis can serve as the initial leading manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients without a prior history of the disease.
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