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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 25;9(8):4441-4443.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_716_20. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Lupus myocarditis-A rare case

Bijaya Mohanty  1 , Ashok Sunder  1
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Case Reports

Lupus myocarditis-A rare case

Bijaya Mohanty et al. J Family Med Prim Care. .

Abstract

Myocarditis in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus is extremely rare and is potentially life threatening. This may be the first presentation of the disease. Here, we report a patient who presented with features of heart failure and was later diagnosed to have SLE.

Keywords: Cardiogenic shock; myocarditis; systemic lupus erythematosous.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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Hand deformity
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X-ray of hands showing jaccouds arthropathy
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ECG-sinus tachycardia
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Chest X-Ray- cardiomegaly
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