Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 infection induced thyroid storm and heart failure in an adolescent girl
Author(s) -
Bibhuti B. Das,
Divya Shakti,
Jyothsna AkamVenkata,
Obiageli Obi,
M David Weiland,
William B. Moskowitz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology in the young
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1467-1107
pISSN - 1047-9511
DOI - 10.1017/s1047951121004352
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid storm , girl , heart failure , covid-19 , dilated cardiomyopathy , disease , cardiomyopathy , pediatrics , myocarditis , cardiology , thyroid , graves' disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychology , developmental psychology
We report a case of thyroid storm precipitated by SARS-CoV-2 infection in an adolescent girl with a history of Graves disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. This case highlights that SARS-CoV-2 infection can potentially trigger a thyrotoxicosis crisis and acute decompensated heart failure in a patient with underlying thyroid disease and myocardial dysfunction even in the absence of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children. We systematically reviewed the thyrotoxicosis cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection and described its impact on pre-existing dilated cardiomyopathy.