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Subacute Thyroiditis in the Course of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report

Mehmet Guven

Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020

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Abstract

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a non-suppurative thyroid gland inflammation, which usually develops after viral upper respiratory tract infections, accompanied by pain and fever. Here, we present a 49-year-old Turkish man who developed SAT 10 days after the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After the COVID-19 outbreak, affecting millions of people worldwide, millions of people are also likely to develop SAT. Therefore, clinicians should pay attention to the development of SAT after COVID-19. J Endocrinol Metab. 2020;10(3-4):110-112 doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem678

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