SARS-CoV-2: a potential trigger for subacute thyroiditis? Insights from a case report

Affiliations

¹ Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy. silviaippolito.md@gmail.com.
² Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.
³ Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.

Case Reports

S Ippolito et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;43(8):1171-1172.

doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01312-7. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

¹ Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy. silviaippolito.md@gmail.com.
² Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.
³ Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-Ospedale Di Circolo Di Varese, ASST Dei Sette Laghi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.

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Keywords: COVID-19; De Quervain’s thyroiditis; Post-viral thyroiditis; SARS-CoV-2; Subacute thyroiditis.

Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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