Table 2.
Cardiac tamponade as the presenting feature of childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus
| Reference | Age (yrs) | Sex | SLICC criteria | Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Present case | 10 | F | Serositis, low serum complement, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardiocentesis and oral steroids. |
| 2 | Sharda [23] | 11 | F | Serositis, thrombocytopenia, low serum complement, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardiocentesis and oral steroids. |
| 3 | Yiallourides et al. [24] | 14 | F | Hemolytic anemia, serositis, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardial drain insertion, oral steroids, intravenous methylprednisolone and two cycles of cyclophosphamide. |
| 4 | Arabi et al. [25] | 9 | M | Serositis, nephritis, seizures, elevated ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardiocentesis with pericardial drain insertion, methylprednisolone pulse therapy followed by oral steroids. |
| 5 | Arabi et al. [25] | 11 | F | Serositis, elevated anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardiocentesis, NSAIDs, oral steroids and antimalarial drugs. |
| 6 | Mohseni et al. [26] | 14 | F | Diagnosed at autopsy; serositis, elevated ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Pericardiocentesis. |
| 7 | Kumar et al. [17] | 17 | F | Serositis, hemolytic anemia, low serum complement, positive antiphospholipid antibody, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA titres. | Aborted pericardiocentesis followed by surgical pericardiectomy, NSAIDs, IV methylprednisolone followed by oral steroid and antimalarial drugs |
| 8 | Saz et al. [27] | 3 | F | Serositis, positive ANA. | Pericardiocentesis and oral steroid. |
| 9 | Weich et al. [28] | 15 | F | Serositis, leukopenia, positive anti-dsDNA titre. | Pericardiocentesis with catheter placement, antituberculosis and oral steroid drugs. |
| 10 | Aiuto et al. [29] | 14 | F | Serositis, nephritis, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA. | Pericardiocentesis and oral steroids. |
| 11 | Gulati et al. [30] | 8 | F | Serositis, low serum complement, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA. | Pericardiocentesis, antituberculosis treatment and oral steroids. |
| 12 | Rudra et al. [31] | 14 | F | Serositis, low serum complement, positive ANA and anti-dsDNA. | Pericardiocentesis and oral steroids. |
| 13 | Lerer [32] | 15 | F | Serositis, nephritis, positive ANA. | Pericardiocentesis followed by surgical pericardiectomy and oral steroids. |