Thyrotoxic Pericardial Effusion Complicating Graves’ Disease in Pregnancy

Authors

  • Marc Gregory Yu Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Manila
  • Hannah Urbanozo Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Manila
  • Marcelyn Fusilero Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Manila

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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Published

2015-07-31

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Yu, M. G., Urbanozo, H., & Fusilero, M. (2015). Thyrotoxic Pericardial Effusion Complicating Graves’ Disease in Pregnancy. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 30(1), 44. Retrieved from https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/177

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015): May Issue

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Case Reports

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