A Case Report of Pericardial Effusion with False-Positive Mesothelioma and Adenocarcinoma Markers as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematous

Pericardial effusion or the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac, can result from infectious, malignant, or autoimmune processes such as systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). However, pericardial effusion is infrequently the first presentation of SLE. Here, we describe the case of a 54-year-old...

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Main Authors: Gita Bhattacharya, Pritha P Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8081055
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