Patients with Covid-19 infection may develop thyroid disease
London- Researchers have found that patients with Covid-19 may develop an inflammatory thyroid disease called subacute thyroiditis.
Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid disease characterised by neck pain and is usually preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection.
According to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, it may be caused by a viral infection or a post-viral inflammatory reaction, and many viruses have been linked to the disease.
SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) has emerged as a pandemic with severe respiratory symptoms and may involve other organs. More than five million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed worldwide.
"We reported the first case of subacute thyroiditis after SARS-CoV-2 infection," said study researcher Francesco Latrofa from University Hospital of Pisa in Italy.
"Physicians should be alerted about the possibility of this additional clinical manifestation related to Covid-19," Latrofa added.
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