Varying Arrhythmias during Single Hospital Stay in a Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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2013-03
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Cardiac involvement is present in more than half of the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, studies
on the prevalence of arrhythmias in this disease and laboratorial correlations predictive of their development do not exist.
Possible pathophysiological mechanisms include autoimmune process, atherosclerosis and adverse effects of the drugs especially
chloroquine used for treatment of this disorder. We present a unusual case of SLE with varying arrhythmias during a single
hospital stay.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune disorder, vasculitis, arrhythmias, chloroquine toxicity
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Ghanekar Jaishree, Khatal Sujata, Pachani Nikhila A, John Reji. Varying Arrhythmias during Single Hospital Stay in a Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2013 Mar; 23(10): 616-618.