TY - JOUR
T1 - Pericarditis, thymic hyperplasia, and graves' thyrotoxicosis
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Airel, Peter S.
AU - Steele, Michael B.
AU - Lin, Andrew H.
AU - Seidensticker, Daniel F.
AU - Shwayhat, Alfred F.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Graves' thyrotoxicosis with thymic hyperplasia and pericarditis has never been described in the literature. In this case report, we present the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of a 24-year-old active duty male who was admitted for management of nonexertional, positional, pleuritic chest pain. Electrocardiography confirmed pericarditis as the presenting diagnosis. Laboratory findings revealed an undetectable serum thyrotropin level and further evaluation with a contrast chest computed tomography confirmed the presence of a goiter and an anterior mediastinal mass. The patient's pericarditis and thymic hyperplasia resolved with treatment of his Graves' disease.
AB - Graves' thyrotoxicosis with thymic hyperplasia and pericarditis has never been described in the literature. In this case report, we present the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of a 24-year-old active duty male who was admitted for management of nonexertional, positional, pleuritic chest pain. Electrocardiography confirmed pericarditis as the presenting diagnosis. Laboratory findings revealed an undetectable serum thyrotropin level and further evaluation with a contrast chest computed tomography confirmed the presence of a goiter and an anterior mediastinal mass. The patient's pericarditis and thymic hyperplasia resolved with treatment of his Graves' disease.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00531
DO - 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00531
M3 - Article
C2 - 23820368
AN - SCOPUS:84879704265
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 178
SP - e865-e869
JO - Military Medicine
JF - Military Medicine
IS - 7
ER -