Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade in Untreated Hypothyroidism

19 January 2023 : Case report USA

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Daniel Mujuni^1E*, Courtney Swantek^1EF, Carlos Requena Amas^2F, Tulika Chatterjee

^1EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938520

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938520

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Table 1. Thyroids laboratory test results.

	On admission	At 3-month follow-up	Normal values
TSH	>500	0.401	0.300–5.000 mIU/L
Free T4	0.4	Not done	0.7–1.9 ng/dL
Anti-thyroperoxidase antibody	122	Not done	<0.4 IU/mL

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