Cholesterol pericarditis. A specific but rare cause of pericardial disease.
During a diagnostic investigation in a 40-year-old male with pericardial effusion associated with hypothyroidism, cholesterol pericarditis was detected. We report a brief review on the etiopathogeny, clinical findings, and therapeutical possibilities of this entity.
Fernandes
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F
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05403-900, Brazil.
Vieira
G S
GS
Arteaga
E
E
Ianni
B M
BM
Pêgo- Fernandes
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P
Mady
C
C
D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D002784:Cholesterol