CARDIAC TAMPONADE - A RARE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF HYPOTHYROIDISM-A CASE REPORT

Abstract : Pericardial effusion is frequently found in patients with hypothyroidism, but it is rarely associated with cardiac       tamponade. Hypothyroidism complicated by cardiac          tamponade is rarely referenced in the medical literature. Here we report an unusual case of a 30-year-old female, who    presented with breathlessness and swelling of legs and was found to have hypothyroidism with large pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade. Treatment included an emergency pericardiocentesis followed by thyroxine hormone             replacement. Keyword :hypothyroidism, Cardiac tamponade, pericardial effusion, pericardiocentesis