Idiopathic remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome associated with bilateral pleural and pericardial effusions: a case report

Table 1 Pleural and pericardial effusion associated with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome

Case	Age (years)	Sex	Pleural effusion	Pericardial effusion	ESR (mm/hour)	CRP (mg/dL)	Treatment	Prognosis	Ref.
1	88	M	Effusion	Negative	62	12.9	Half steroid pulse^a + PSL	Good	[4]
2	68	F	Exudative effusion (increased neutrophils)	Negative	55	21.34	PSL (10 mg/day)	Good	[5]
3	83	F	Exudative effusion (increased neutrophils)	Negative	N.A.	19.25	PSL (20 mg/day)	Good	[6]
4	76	M	Exudative effusion (increased eosinophils)	Negative	79	9.35	PSL (20 mg/day)	Good	[7]
5	76	M	Effusion (angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma)	Positive	N.A.	3.38	PSL (20 mg/day) + THP-CHOP	Death	[8]
Our case	74	F	Exudative effusion (increased neutrophils)	Positive	44	6.7	Steroid pulse^b + PSL (15 mg/day)	Good

^ahalf steroid pulse – intravenous hydrocortisone 500 mg/day for 3 days, ^bsteroid pulse – intravenous methylprednisolone 1000 mg/day for 3 days, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, F female, M male, N.A. not available, PSL prednisolone, Ref reference, THP-CHOP adriamycin+cyclophosphamide+Pinorubin (pirarubicin hydrochloride)+vincristine+prednisolone

ISSN: 1752-1947