title: Myxedema associated with cardiac tamponade.
abstract: Pericardial effusion is frequently found in patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism, yet it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade. This report presents an atypical case concerning a 60-year-old Taiwanese female, with a history of thyroidectomy surgery due to thyroid cancer, who was later diagnosed with myxedema and cardiac tamponade. Treatment included an immediate pericardiocentesis followed by thyroxine hormone replacement therapy. Postoperative and recovery phases progressed favorably, and the patient's prognosis is good.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Ta
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chih-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tin-Kwang
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bin-Chen
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chih-Lon
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009230:Myxedema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine