Sudden extensive bloody pleural and pericardial effusion in a subject with untreated known hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy, triggered by pneumonia

Sudden extensive bloody pleural and pericardial effusion in a subject with untreated known hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy, triggered by pneumonia

Abstract Background In subjects with hypothyroidism, edema is often observed, and pleural effusion and pericardial fluid could be also observed. The color of such fluid retention is usually yellow. Here we show a very rare case with hypothyroidism who had bloody pleural effusion and bloody pericardi...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Iwamoto, Fuminori Tatsumi, Yukino Katakura, Kazunori Dan, Ryo Wamata, Tomohiko Kimura, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune, Hideaki Kaneto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Hypothyroidism
Bloody pleural effusion
Bloody pericardial fluid
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-022-01146-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-022-01146-9

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