Massive pericardial effusion caused by hypothyroidism

Although mild pericardial effusion is a usual finding in patients with hypothyroidism, massive pericardial effusion or pericardial tamponade is rare and customarily related to severe hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential of patients presenting with...

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Autores principales: Schmitt, Willian, Roque, David, Germano, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5889259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1447
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description Although mild pericardial effusion is a usual finding in patients with hypothyroidism, massive pericardial effusion or pericardial tamponade is rare and customarily related to severe hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential of patients presenting with unexplained pericardial effusion, even when signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism are nonexistent.
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spelling pubmed-58892592018-04-10 Massive pericardial effusion caused by hypothyroidism Schmitt, Willian Roque, David Germano, Ana Clin Case Rep Clinical Images Although mild pericardial effusion is a usual finding in patients with hypothyroidism, massive pericardial effusion or pericardial tamponade is rare and customarily related to severe hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential of patients presenting with unexplained pericardial effusion, even when signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism are nonexistent. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5889259/ /pubmed/29636960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1447 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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