Tamir R, Pick A J, Theodor E
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikvah, Israel.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1988 Nov;47(11):961-3. doi: 10.1136/ard.47.11.961.
Chronic constrictive pericarditis may complicate both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, however, this is the first time it has been described in a patient with dermatomyositis. This association should be kept in mind as constrictive pericarditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome in rheumatic diseases.