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.
Rachid
Acir
A
Hospital das Clínicas de Curitiba da Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Caum
Leiber C
LC
Trentini
Ana Paula
AP
Fischer
Carlos A
CA
Antonelli
Dênis A J
DA
Hagemann
Rafael P
RP
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