A Case Report of COVID-19 and Subacute Thyroiditis in Fars, Iran

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Article Type:
Case Report (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Background & Objective

COVID-19 can affect thyroid gland and causes subacute thyroiditis.

Case Presentation

We introduced a 60-year-old woman with an initial symptom of anterior cervical pain without any other constitutional symptoms. Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs were detected positive for COVID-19 using RT-PCR assay. According to ultrasonographic,  laboratory (lowered TSH, elevated CRP and ESR), and physical findings, subacute thyroiditis was found following the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Conclusion

As subacute thyroiditis associated with SARS-Cov-2 may be represented without any fever, ruling out this infection in these patients is considerable.

Language:
English
Published:
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Volume:13 Issue: 2, Summer 2023
Pages:
88 to 91
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