Large Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Generalized Myxedema from Undiagnosed Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

18 September 2023 : Case report USA

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

Gabriel Velez-Oquendo^1E*, Vikas Kilaru^1E, Kara Ye

^1E, Salman Ashfaq^2BE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940631

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940631

Table 1. Thyroid-stimulating hormone levels during hospitalization.

Timeline	Normal values	Admission	1 week	2 weeks
TSH (uIU/mL)	0.340–4.820	97.926	37.656	34.907
Free T4 (ng/dL)	0.71–1.85	0.15	0.83	1.43
Free T3 (pg/mL)	2.8–5.3		1.79	2.38