[Tableau d'insuffisance cardiaque congestive révélant une myocardite lupique : cas clinique]

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a disease in which the immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues throughout the body. Lupus myocarditis is a life-threatening condition, observed clinically in 3-9 % of patients with SLE. We report the case of a patient followed for multisystem SLE, presenting with de novo heart failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction revealing lupus myocarditis.

Keywords: Dysfonction ventriculaire gauche; Left ventricular dysfunction; Lupus érythémateux systémique; Myocardite; Myocarditis; Systemic lupus erythematosus.