Right-sided heart failure in a 37-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus
Abstract:The patient was a 37-year-old male who sought medical assistance due to dyspnea even at rest, edema of the lower limbs, and fever.Five years earlier, after a period of fever and arthralgia, the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus was established and for five years the patient had been using a special formulation containing 100mg of chloroquine, 6mg of deflazacort, 130mg of benzobromarone, 30mg of indomethacin, and 20mg of famotidine.After three years, appeared dyspnea on strenuous exertion , evolving to … Show more
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