Why the study?
Pericarditis complications relate to rheumatoid arthritis disease activity, but diagnosis can be complicated in patients presenting primarily with multiple extra-joint complications.
Population
An 82-year-old woman with few joint symptoms presenting with worsening edema, dyspnea, and pericarditis progressing to cardiac tamponade
Design
Case report
Authors
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Supports vigilance for tamponade in RA pericarditis with minimal joint symptoms; leaves open optimal screening strategies.
Pericarditis associated with rheumatoid arthritis can present with severe extra-articular symptoms like cardiac tamponade even when joint symptoms are mild, mimicking other conditions such as yellow nail syndrome.
Tokonami et al. (2022) studied this question.
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