Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2021 Jun 17;9(6):e04225.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4225. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Thyroid disease and covid-19 infection: Case series

Magdy Mohamed Allam  1 , Hanaa Tarek El-Zawawy  2 , Soha Magdy Ahmed  1 , Mohamed Aly Abdelhamid  3
Affiliations
Case Reports

Thyroid disease and covid-19 infection: Case series

Magdy Mohamed Allam et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Early and frequent evaluation of thyroid profile in COVID-19 infected patients is crucial as it will influence thyroid disease sequelae and management in those patients; moreover, it will facilitate setting an appropriate management plan.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Grave's disease; Graves' ophthalmopathy; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Case one. The effect of COVID‐19 on the course of Graves' disease. FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxin; TSH, thyrotropin
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Case two. The effect of COVID‐19 on the course of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxin; TSH, thyrotropin
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) – World Health Organization . Who.int. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel‐coronavirus‐2019. Accessed November 3, 2020.
    1. McIntosh K, Hirsch MS, Bloom A. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): epidemiology, virology, clinical features, diagnosis, and prevention. UpToDate.com. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronavirusdisease‐2019‐covid‐19‐epide.... Accessed November 4, 2020.
    1. Lania A, Sandri MT, Cellini M, Mirani M, Lavezzi E, Mazziotti G. Thyrotoxicosis in patients with COVID‐19: the thyrcov study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2020;183(4):381‐387. 10.1530/EJE-20-0335 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sohrabpour S, Heidari F, Karimi E, Ansari R, Tajdini A, Heidari F. Subacute thyroiditis in COVID‐19 patients. Eur Thyroid J. 2020;9(6):321‐323. 10.1159/000511707 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Hariyanto TI, Kurniawan A. Thyroid disease is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020;14(5):1429‐1430. 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.044 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources