How do you approach DMARD therapy in a patient with lupus and recurrent pericarditis?
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Rheumatology · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Both asymptomatic pericardial effusions and symptomatic pericarditis are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. I will limit my answer to symptomatic pericarditis per the question.
The first thing to be sure of is that the symptoms are truly due to pericarditis. The full differential ...