[Acute pericarditis in a sclerodermic patient at the 27th week of pregnancy]

Rev Med Brux. 2009 Nov-Dec;30(6):588-91.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 31-year-old women with a limited cutaneous form of systemic sclerosis (ISSc), developed chest pain at the 27th week of pregnancy, with electric pathognomonic signs of pericarditis. As there was no evidence of another etiology than ISSc, (oral) aspirin and (oral) prednisolone were successively administered and the patient's condition improved rapidly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Pericarditis / etiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Scleroderma, Localized / complications*
  • Scleroderma, Localized / drug therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Aspirin
  • Methylprednisolone