Images in clinical medicine. Mediastinal abnormalities in systemic sclerosis

A 37-year-old woman who had had systemic sclerosis for several years, with known esophageal and skin involvement, presented with dyspnea on exertion and a large pericardial effusion. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed, with parasternal long-axis views obtained before (Panel A) and after (P...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2000-12, Vol.343 (24), p.1771-1771
Hauptverfasser:	Choe, W, Mehlman, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging Cardiomegaly - etiology Cardiovascular disease Echocardiography Esophagus - diagnostic imaging Female Heart Humans Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging Medical imaging Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pericardial Effusion - etiology Scleroderma, Systemic - complications Scleroderma, Systemic - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	A 37-year-old woman who had had systemic sclerosis for several years, with known esophageal and skin involvement, presented with dyspnea on exertion and a large pericardial effusion. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed, with parasternal long-axis views obtained before (Panel A) and after (Panel B) pericardiocentesis.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406