title: Cholesterol pericarditis. A specific but rare cause of pericardial disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05403-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ianni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pêgo- Fernandes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mady
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol