Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism

AUTOR(ES)

Rachid, Acir, Caum, Leiber C., Trentini, Ana Paula, Fischer, Carlos A., Antonelli, Dênis A. J., Hagemann, Rafael P.

FONTE

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002-06

RESUMO

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.

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