COVID-19 Associated Thyroid Storm: A Case Report
Introduction: The distinction between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and thyroid storm can be extremely difficult to determine on clinical grounds alone as there is significant overlap between the signs and symptoms of each. Case report: We present a case of a patient with thyroid storm trigger...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/872047db |
| Summary: | Introduction: The distinction between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and thyroid storm can be extremely difficult to determine on clinical grounds alone as there is significant overlap between the signs and symptoms of each. Case report: We present a case of a patient with thyroid storm triggered by underlying COVID-19 infection. Conclusion: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is linked to dysregulation of the thyroid gland through numerous mechanisms, although thyroid storm triggered by COVID-19 appears rare, with only a single case previously identified in the literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2474-252X |