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J Med Case Rep
. 2022 Jun 10;16(1):233.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03378-8.
Pheochromocytoma triggered by coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
Hoda Naghshineh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amirhossein Hasanpour[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Naghmeh Ziaei[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mahmoud Sadeghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neda Meftah[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease with many presentations, and many of its effects on the human body are still unknown. Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor that may occur sporadically or be a manifestation of a hereditary disease line multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2.
Case presentation: In this study, we report a case of an Iranian patient infected with coronavirus disease 2019, causing unusual presentations of pheochromocytoma, including myocarditis and cerebrovascular involvement.
Conclusions: We discovered a case of pheochromocytoma as an unusual presentation of COVID-19. In further investigations we also discovered thyroid medullary carcinoma and at the end MEN 2 syndrome was diagnosed. After proper treatment many symptoms were eliminated.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiomyopathy; Case report; Coronavirus disease; MEN-2 syndrome; Pheochromocytoma.
. 2022 Jun 10;16(1):233.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03378-8.
Pheochromocytoma triggered by coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
Hoda Naghshineh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amirhossein Hasanpour[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Naghmeh Ziaei[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mahmoud Sadeghi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neda Meftah[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35681144
- DOI: 10.1186/s13256-022-03378-8
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease with many presentations, and many of its effects on the human body are still unknown. Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor that may occur sporadically or be a manifestation of a hereditary disease line multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2.
Case presentation: In this study, we report a case of an Iranian patient infected with coronavirus disease 2019, causing unusual presentations of pheochromocytoma, including myocarditis and cerebrovascular involvement.
Conclusions: We discovered a case of pheochromocytoma as an unusual presentation of COVID-19. In further investigations we also discovered thyroid medullary carcinoma and at the end MEN 2 syndrome was diagnosed. After proper treatment many symptoms were eliminated.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiomyopathy; Case report; Coronavirus disease; MEN-2 syndrome; Pheochromocytoma.