저자들은 급성 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하여 반복적 심낭삼출로 2차례 심막천자술을 시행하였으나 심증상이 지속되다가 이후 발생한 임상적 소견과 혈액검사로 전신성 홍반성 낭창을 진단하여 부신피질호르몬을 투여한 후 심증상의 뚜렷한 호전을 보인 11세 여환아를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
The systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a systemic inflammatory disease caused by autoimmune mechanism, involving blood cells, the kidney, the central nervous system, and etc. The heart is one of the frequently involved organs but it is rare as an initial manifestation. Therefore, early suspicion and accurate diagnosis followed by aggressive immunosuppressive therapy including corticosteroid is mandatory for heart-involved patients. We experienced a case of pericardial effusion as an initial manifestation of childhood SLE, which showed immediate response to corticosteroid.
