Open AccessSubacute thyroiditis after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
Author(s) -
Semikov Vasiliy I.,
Aghayan Davit L.,
Shulutko Alexander M.,
Khorobrykh Tatyana V.,
Aleksandrov Yuriy K.,
Mansurova Gaukhar T.,
Kazaryan Airazat M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5109
Subject(s) - medicine , subacute thyroiditis , thyroiditis , incidence (geometry) , disease , covid-19 , immunology , virology , pediatrics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
Viral infections are considered as etiologic factors of subacute thyroiditis. The true incidence of subacute thyroiditis, caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, is probably considerable since it is often masked by more dramatic affection of the respiratory system. This report presents two female patients who developed de Quervain's thyroiditis after COVID‐19 disease.