A Case of Post-COVID-19 Subacute Thyroiditis

Copyright © 2020, Mehmood et al..

Subacute thyroiditis is usually a self-limiting inflammatory condition. The clinical presentation varies from person to person, but usually includes neck pain or discomfort and a painful diffuse goiter. There is at times a transient episode of hyperthyroidism followed by euthyroidism and sometimes hypothyroidism. We describe the case of a previously healthy 29-year-old female presenting with symptoms consistent with subacute thyroiditis. The patient had recently recovered from a mild episode of COVID-19 infection. Labs and imaging were consistent with the clinical diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis. The patient was provided symptomatic treatment with prednisone and atenolol and had an uneventful recovery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 12(2020), 12 vom: 26. Dez., Seite e12301

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mehmood, Maham A [VerfasserIn]
Bapna, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Arshad, Mahnoor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atenolol
Case Reports
Covid-19
Prednisone
Thyroid disorder
Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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Date Revised 30.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.12301

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32072509X