Acute Recurrent Pericarditis Accompanied by Graves' Disease.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.6.419
- Author:
Eun Hee KOO
1
;
Sung Min KIM
;
Sun Mi PARK
;
Ji Won PARK
;
Eun Kyoung KIM
;
Ga Yeon LEE
;
Sung A CHANG
;
Sang Chol LEE
;
Yeon Hyeon CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pericarditis;
Graves disease
- MeSH:
Graves Disease;
Pericarditis;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(6):419-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The etiology of acute pericarditis is often thought to be autoimmune, and Graves' disease has been reported in a few series to manifest as acute pericarditis. Since the etiology of recurrent pericarditis is known to be more associated with autoimmune causes, recurrent acute pericarditis may be a potential cardiovascular complication of Graves' disease. We report a case of recurrent acute pericarditis that was presumed to be associated with Graves' disease which was controlled after management of the problem of the thyroid.
