Pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade as a form of presentation of primary hypothyroidism.
The authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent. Emergency treatment of cardiac tamponade is pericardiocentesis (with possible pericardial window), and, after stabilization, performance of hormonal reposition therapy with L-thyroxin.
Hospital das Clínicas de Curitiba da Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Acir
A
Rachid
Leiber C
LC
Caum
Ana Paula
AP
Trentini
Carlos A
CA
Fischer
Dênis A J
DA
Antonelli
Rafael P
RP
Hagemann
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine