Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 59(3); 2005 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;59(3):321-325.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.59.3.321    Published online September 1, 2005.
A Case of Pleural Effusion due to Hypothyroidism.
Hyung Joong Oh, Sun Young Park, Min Kwang Byun, Woo Young Chung, Moo Suk Park, Jin Wook Moon, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Sung Kyu Kim, Se Kyu Kim
1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
2The Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
3Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Serous effusions have been most commonly associated with ascites, pericardial effusion, and heart failure. But, they have been considered to be an unusual form of complication in hypothyroidism and pleural effusion, which has been observed as an isolated finding in hypothyroidism is apparently rare and complete analysis of these types of hypothyroid-associated pleural effusions has yet not been described. We report a case of hypothyroidism associated with unilateral pleural effusion in a 77 year-old male patient who was improved through levothyroxine sodium with brief review of the literature.
Key Words: Hypothyroidism, Pleural effusion


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