ISOLATED HYDROPERICARDIUM – THE IMPLICATION OF LATE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM
Background. In therapeutic practice the diagnostics of hypothyroidism can be difficult due to its non-specific nature and symptoms diversity. Goal. To present the result of successful diagnostics and treatment of primary hypothyroidism, where hydropericardium was defined as the ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Belarusian |
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Grodno State Medical University
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Žurnal Grodnenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta |
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| Online Access: | http://journal-grsmu.by/index.php/ojs/article/view/2204/2023 |
| Summary: | Background. In therapeutic practice the diagnostics of hypothyroidism can be difficult due to its non-specific
nature and symptoms diversity.
Goal. To present the result of successful diagnostics and treatment of primary hypothyroidism, where
hydropericardium was defined as the main symptom of the disease.
Material and methods. A case of late diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism in a female aged 50 with hydropericardium
is described. The tactics of examination of the patient according to the recommendations of the European Society of
Cardiology (2015) with the purpose of excluding metabolic causes of pericardial effusion is presented.
Results. The ignoring of the most frequent symptoms of hypothyroidism was found to be the reason for late
diagnostics of the disease, hydropericardium being considered the primary disease.
Conclusions. In order to exclude metabolic causes of pericardial effusion during the examination of patients with
the diseases of pericardium, evaluation of the thyroid function is warranted. |
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| ISSN: | 2221-8785 2413-0109 |