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Juvenile dermatomyositis presents as pericardial tamponade in first reported pediatric case.
This case report highlights that pericardial tamponade can be a rare but significant cardiac complication in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis.
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Alerts clinicians to rare tamponade in juvenile dermatomyositis; single case leaves open prevalence and screening needs.
Cardiac involvement in dermatomyositis has been well described; myocarditis and cardiac arrhythmias are the most frequent manifestations. An 8-year-old girl is presented, who developed pericardial tamponade in the course of the disease. It is the first time this association has been reported.
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Pereira et al. (1992) studied this question. Juvenile dermatomyositis can lead to pericardial tamponade, representing the first reported case of this rare cardiac association in an 8-year-old girl.
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