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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
. 2022 Jul;26(13):4881-4883.
doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202207_29213.
Auto-immune thyroiditis in SARS-CoV-2 exposed twins
V Sakaleshpur Kumar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S R Dhananjaya, H S Sathish, S Gowda
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Abstract
Objective: In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a spectrum of sequelae affecting different organs has been reported. Of these, the ones affecting the thyroid gland have been reported, especially in the adults.
Case report: We present previously healthy twin adolescents with no history of thyroid disease, presenting with signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism after recovery from mild COVID-19 infection. Their investigations were consistent with auto-immune thyroiditis with primary hypothyroidism, showing markedly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), suppressed FT4 levels, positive anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and anti-thyroglobulin antibody titres. They were treated accordingly and showed quick clinical improvement in symptoms.
Conclusions: This case report demonstrates that COVID-19 infection can be temporally associated with primary hypothyroidism in genetically predisposed children adding more to the growing list of sequelae especially in children.
. 2022 Jul;26(13):4881-4883.
doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202207_29213.
Auto-immune thyroiditis in SARS-CoV-2 exposed twins
V Sakaleshpur Kumar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S R Dhananjaya, H S Sathish, S Gowda
Affiliations
- PMID: 35856380
- DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202207_29213
Abstract
Objective: In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a spectrum of sequelae affecting different organs has been reported. Of these, the ones affecting the thyroid gland have been reported, especially in the adults.
Case report: We present previously healthy twin adolescents with no history of thyroid disease, presenting with signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism after recovery from mild COVID-19 infection. Their investigations were consistent with auto-immune thyroiditis with primary hypothyroidism, showing markedly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), suppressed FT4 levels, positive anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and anti-thyroglobulin antibody titres. They were treated accordingly and showed quick clinical improvement in symptoms.
Conclusions: This case report demonstrates that COVID-19 infection can be temporally associated with primary hypothyroidism in genetically predisposed children adding more to the growing list of sequelae especially in children.