Pericardial Effusion Revealing Cardiac and Thyroid AA Amyloidosis in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Complicated by Hypothyroidism Discovered Incidentally
B. Mohamed Ghoulame, M. Njie, J. Moyambe, Charfo B Mahamado, Haboub Merieme, Arous Salim, Med Ghali Bennouna & Rachida Habbal · Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · 2024
The association of pericardial effusion with ventricular hypertrophy is one of the signs suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis, according to the literature. We report a case of cardiac and thyroid AA amyloidosis in a 65-year-old patient followed for chronic inflammatory bowel disease...