Cholesterol pericarditis. A specific but rare cause of pericardial disease

AUTOR(ES)

Fernandes, Fábio, Vieira, Glacy Sabra, Arteaga, Edmundo, Ianni, Barbara Maria, Pêgo- Fernandes, Paulo, Mady, Charles

FONTE

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001-05

RESUMO

During a diagnostic investigation in a 40-year-old male with pericardial effusion associated with hypothyroidism, cholesterol pericarditis was detected. We report a brief review on the etiopathogeny, clinical findings, and therapeutical possibilities of this entity.

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