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ea0039ep121 | Thyroid | BSPED2015

Massive pericardial effusion secondary to undiagnosed severe hypothyroidism in a child with neurodisability

Bayman Elizabeth , Duffin Kathleen , Miles Harriet , Freeman Julie , Walayat Muhammad

A 9-year-old boy presented to his local hospital having had a respiratory arrest at home. He had a background of a chromosomal microdeletion, and there had been several days of cough and coryza. CPR was underway and upon arrival in A&E he was resuscitated and retrieved to PICU. The working diagnosis was lower respiratory tract infection.On day 4 of his PICU stay, with progressive signs on his chest X-ray, an ultrasound scan was performed. Th...