Vnitr Lek 2006, 52(10):988-991

Serious manifestation of primary hypothyroidism

H. Kvasničková^1,*, J. Švejda², J. Šochman³

¹ Endokrinologický ústav, Praha, ředitel doc. MUDr. Vojtěch Hajner, CSc.

² Interní oddělení Nemocnice Milosrdných sester sv. Karla Boromejského, Praha, přednosta prim. MUDr. Josef Doseděl

³ Klinika kardiologie IKEM, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Josef Kautzner, CSc., FESC

Thyroid gland diseases are the most frequent endocrinopathy and can be often seen in adult population. They occur at least by 5 % of the population and the occurence increases with age, in females aging 45 and more, as thyroid gland diseases in this age group are represented approximately by 20 %. Due to a complex influence of thyroid hormones in humans, diagnosis of thyroid disease may remain unsuspected under other disease with typical symptoms; the most serious of them is cardiogenic manifestation. When thyroid disease suspected, methods of diagnostics are very comprehensive and broad. Treatment on time can prevent serious complications. Case-study presenting a female patient with untreated primary hypothyroidism that had caused serious cardiac symptoms.

Keywords: primary hypothyroidism; pericardial exudate

Received: July 10, 2006; Published: October 1, 2006  Show citation