Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion – An Unusual Presentation of Grave’s Disease

  • B V Shankara Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.
  • P Baburaj Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.
  • Georgi Rajan Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.
Keywords: Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion, Grave’s Disease

Abstract

The most common manifestation of thyrotoxic cardiac disease is cardiac failure. Presentation of hemorrhagic pleural effusion in a thyrotoxic cardiac failure, which resolved with treatment of Grave’s disease, is a very rare presentation. We are reporting a case of hemorrhagic pleural effusion in a Grave’s disease.

Author Biographies

B V Shankara, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

P Baburaj, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.

Professor and HOD, Department of Medicine

Georgi Rajan, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur.

Senior Resident, Department of Medicine

Published
2017-06-30
How to Cite
Shankara, B., Baburaj, P., & Rajan, G. (2017). Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion – An Unusual Presentation of Grave’s Disease. Kerala Medical Journal, 10(2), 89-91. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2017.v10i2.80
Section
Case Series / Case Report