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Editor, Senior Moderator
Medicine (Baltimore)
. 2022 Jun 24;101(25):e29243.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029243.
Primary hypothyroidism with an episode of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with COVID-19: A case report
Pin-Hsu Liao[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yu-Cheng Cheng[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Po-Yu Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], I-Te Lee[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Rationale: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic disease with major clinical manifestations in the respiratory system. However, thyroid involvement has also been reported. We present a case of hypothyroidism with ventricular tachycardia following diagnosis with COVID-19.
Patient concerns: A 77-year-old man was admitted to the isolation ward due to COVID-19. After respiratory support and medical treatment, the patient was successfully weaned off the ventilator. However, an episode of short-run ventricular tachycardia was detected, and primary hypothyroidism was also diagnosed.
Diagnosis: Ventricular tachycardia was detected by electrocardiography.
Interventions: Intravenous amiodarone administration and oral levothyroxine replacement.
Outcomes: No arrhythmia detected following treatment.
Lessons: Awareness of the association between hypothyroidism and COVID-19 is important in preventing possible complications.
. 2022 Jun 24;101(25):e29243.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029243.
Primary hypothyroidism with an episode of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with COVID-19: A case report
Pin-Hsu Liao[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yu-Cheng Cheng[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Po-Yu Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], I-Te Lee[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35758352
- DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029243
Abstract
Rationale: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic disease with major clinical manifestations in the respiratory system. However, thyroid involvement has also been reported. We present a case of hypothyroidism with ventricular tachycardia following diagnosis with COVID-19.
Patient concerns: A 77-year-old man was admitted to the isolation ward due to COVID-19. After respiratory support and medical treatment, the patient was successfully weaned off the ventilator. However, an episode of short-run ventricular tachycardia was detected, and primary hypothyroidism was also diagnosed.
Diagnosis: Ventricular tachycardia was detected by electrocardiography.
Interventions: Intravenous amiodarone administration and oral levothyroxine replacement.
Outcomes: No arrhythmia detected following treatment.
Lessons: Awareness of the association between hypothyroidism and COVID-19 is important in preventing possible complications.
