Stručni rad

https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.41.1.4

Subacute Thyroiditis – a Neglected Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Thomas Ferenc orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-9270 ; Klinički zavod za dijagnostičku i intervencijsku radiologiju, Klinička bolnica Merkur, Hrvatska
Anna Mrzljak orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-2305 ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska; Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinička bolnica Merkur, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Irena Tabain ; Odjel za izravnu virološku dijagnostiku, Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-5547 ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska; Odjel za izravnu virološku dijagnostiku, Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It usually presents with mild common cold-like symptoms. However, it can lead to series of complications with some of them being fatal. One of the rare and potentially neglected manifestations of COVID-19 is subacute thyroiditis (SAT). Viral causes of SAT documented so far include several viruses, but according to the newest reports, SARS-CoV-2 should also be added to the list. The median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and the onset of SAT symptoms is reported to be 29 days. Patients mostly present with triphasic course of symptoms - thyrotoxicosis, followed by hypothyroidism and euthyroidism. Although limited number of SAT cases after SARS-CoV-2 infection are reported, physicians should consider SAT as a differential diagnosis in COVID-19 patients. The routine assessment of thyroid function in patients with clinical suspicion of SAT or with the suspicion of any other thyroid dysfunction is advised.

Ključne riječi

subacute thyroiditis; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

Hrčak ID:

259120

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/259120

Datum izdavanja:

18.6.2021.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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