An Unusual Case of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Ryan B. Sinit; Janet H. Leung; Wayne S. Hwang; J. Susie Woo; David M. Aboulafia

doi:10.12659/AJCR.929249

27 May 2021 : Case report USA

An Unusual Case of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Ryan B. Sinit^1AEF, Janet H. Leung^23BD, Wayne S. Hwang^4BDEF, J. Susie Woo^4BD, David M. Aboulafia^15ABDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929249

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929249

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Table 3. Etiologies of pericardial effusions/cardiac tamponade with a focus on causes related to patients living with HIV/AIDS.

Collagen-vascular disease

Metastatic adenocarcinoma

AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma

Primary lymphoma

Primary leukemia

Post-acute myocardial infarction

Myocarditis

Pericarditis

(iatrogenic or otherwise)

Uremia

Anti-infection drugs

Antineoplastic therapy for HIV-related neoplasms

Psychotropic drugs

Recreational drugs

(presumed infectious or immune-mediated)

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An Unusual Case of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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