Hashimoto's thyroiditis following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Rafael Silvestre Knack; Taliê Hanada; Renata Silvestre Knack; Kamilla Mayr

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-244909

Hashimoto's thyroiditis following SARS-CoV-2 infection

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 9;14(8):e244909. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244909.

Authors

Rafael Silvestre Knack¹, Taliê Hanada², Renata Silvestre Knack³, Kamilla Mayr²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil dr.rafaelknackhiae@gmail.com.
² Metropolitan University of Santos, Santos, Brazil.
³ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

Infectious diseases have long been considered one of the triggers for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Since the appearance of the new coronavirus in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China, there have been many reports suggesting that infection with coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) precedes the appearance of several autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. We describe a case report of a patient who was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and later developed a picture of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Keywords: COVID-19; endocrine system.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
China
Hashimoto Disease* / complications
Humans
SARS-CoV-2