Case report: Paradoxical manifestation of covid 19 induced thyroiditis in the unvaccinated patient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a self-limiting viral or post-viral thyroid illness with triphasic clinical history of thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism and restoration to normal thyroid function. COVID-19 have wide range of clinical manifestation involving both respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms. Subacute Thyroiditis is one of the emerging symptoms of COVID-19 infection. We reviewed various articles from different online platforms and found that viral antigen binds to HLA B35 molecules on the macrophages which activates cytotoxic T lymphocytes which damage the thyroid follicular cells by binding to ACE2 receptors.

Case

We presented a case of COVID-19 induced subacute thyroiditis in an unvaccinated male patient whose physical symptoms manifested

SUBMITTER: Poudel Jaishi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296224 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature