RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Subacute thyroiditis associated with COVID-19
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e237336
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-237336
VO 13
IS 8
A1 Shaikh Abdul Matin Mattar
A1 Samuel Ji Quan Koh
A1 Suresh Rama Chandran
A1 Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e237336.abstract
AB We report a case of a hospitalised patient with COVID-19 who developed subacute thyroiditis in association with SARS-COV-2 infection. The patient presented with tachycardia, anterior neck pain and thyroid function tests revealing hyperthyroidism together with consistent ultrasonographic evidence suggesting subacute thyroiditis. Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in rapid clinical resolution. This case illustrates that subacute thyroiditis associated with viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 should be recognised as a complication of COVID-19 and considered as a differential diagnosis when infected patients present with tachycardia without evidence of progression of COVID-19 illness.