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Table 1 Summary of investigations

From: Effusive-constrictive pericarditis as first manifestation of late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: an atypical case with grave prognosis

Investigation

Result

Complete blood count

RBC depleted at 2.91 × 106/mL

 

HGB depleted at 9.4 g/dL

 

HCT depleted at 27.3%

Kidney Function

BUN elevated at 138.5 mg/dL

 

Creatinine elevated at 2.0 mg/dL

Albumin

3.5 g/dL

Electrolyte

K+ slight decreased at 3.1 mEg/L

Autoimmune

 ANA (IF)

Speckled pattern with a titer of 1:100

Imaging

CXR:

 

 Suggestive right pleuropneumonia

 

 Left massive pleural effusion

 

Echocardiogram:

 

 Circumferential pericardial effusion (Mild)

 

 Decreased right ventricular systolic function

 

 Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction grade III

  1. ANA antinuclear antibodies, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CXR chest X‐ray, HCT hematocrit, HGB hemoglobin, IF indirect immunofluorescence, RBC red blood cell