Case Report

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Myocarditis Complicating Pregnancy

Authors: MAJ RICHARD J. RASKIN MC, USAR, LTC JAMES B. HADDOCK MC, USA, COL OLIVER J. LAWLESS MC, USAR

Abstract

SUMMARYWe report a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and myocarditis complicating pregnancy. Cardiomegaly and compensated congestive heart failure persisted postpartum and we had the therapeutic dilemma of a pregnancy six months later. The defined maternal prognosis of a similar disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy, suggested the need for termination of pregnancy.

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