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19 January 2023: Articles

Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade in Untreated Hypothyroidism

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

Daniel Mujuni E* , Courtney Swantek E , Carlos Requena Armas F , Tulika Chatterjee E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938520

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938520

Table 1. Thyroids laboratory test results.

On admissionAt 3-month follow-upNormal values
TSH>5000.4010.300–5.000 mIU/L
Free T40.4Not done0.7–1.9 ng/dL
Anti-thyroperoxidase antibody122Not done

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923