Myxoedematous tamponade as initial presentation of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of hypothyroidism is extremely rare. We report the case of a 48-year-old man admitted for acute respiratory distress, with cardiac ultrasound showing compressive pericardial effusion. Percutaneous pericardiocentesis was performed leading to a rapid clini...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Casez, Benjamin, Rougé, Alain, Fourme, Thierry, Monségu, Jacques
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780719/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384342
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236342
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