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Rev. cienc. salud ; 12(1): 39-42, dic. 2008. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-567044

ABSTRACT

Pericardial effusion is a common finding in patients with decompensate hypothyroidism or without treatment, but this finding generally is of small quantity and slow filling. The following case shows a 64 year old male patient with no previous history of hypothyroidism that made debuted with a massive pericardial effusion; was treated with pericardiocentesis and levotyroxine after diagnosis was made. The patient evolved favourably with progressive disappearing of pericardial effusion.


El derrame pericárdico es un hallazgo común entre pacientes con hipotiroidismo sin tratamiento o descompensados, siendo por lo general de escasa cuantía y de lenta acumulación. Este caso clínico muestra un paciente varón de 64 años sin antecedentes de hipo tiroidismo que debutó con derrame pericárdico masivo, tratado con pericardiocentesis y terapia de reemplazo hormonal tiroídea posterior al diagnóstico realizado durante su hospitalización. El paciente evolucionó favorablemente con una disminución progresiva del derrame hasta su desaparición.


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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pericardial Effusion/surgery , Pericardial Effusion/etiology , Hypothyroidism/complications , Hypothyroidism/diagnosis , Hypothyroidism/drug therapy , Pericardiocentesis , Thyroxine/therapeutic use
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