Thyrotoxic pericardial effusion complicating Graves’ Disease in pregnancy
- Author:
Marc Gregory Yu
1
;
Hannah Urbanozo
1
;
Marcelyn Fusilero
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Graves Disease; Thyrotoxicosis; Hyperthyroidism; Pericardial Effusion; Pregnancy
- From: Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2015;30(1):44-47
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pericardial effusion is a rare complication of Graves’ disease. A pregnant Filipino woman with diffuse goiter and hyperthyroid symptoms was initially treated as a case of Graves’ disease. She was readmitted for exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and bipedal edema; an echocardiogram revealed a massive pericardial effusion. Workup for other causes of the effusion was unremarkable. The pericardial effusion resolved after pericardiostomy and anti-thyroid medications. This highlights the clinician’s role in determining the association between the two disease entities.
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