Post COVID-19 Subacute thyroiditis: A case report

Authors

  • Mohammed A. Abusaiba Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
  • Najah R. Hadi Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8415-5311
  • Jan Fedacko Faculty of Medicine, Safrik University, Slovakia.
  • Ram B. Singh Halberg Hospital and Research Institute, Moradabad, India.
  • Hayder A. Al-Aubaidy School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, VIC, 3086, Australia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22317/jcms.v7i5.1088

Abstract

Subacute thyroiditis is a non-suppurative inflammation of the thyroid gland, which usually develops after viral infection to the upper respiratory tract, accompanied by pain in the neck radiated to the jaw and fever. This is a case report study for a 43-year-old woman, who developed subacute thyroiditis 6 weeks following coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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Published

2021-10-26

How to Cite

Abusaiba, M. A., Hadi, N. R., Fedacko, J., Singh, R. B., & Al-Aubaidy, H. A. (2021). Post COVID-19 Subacute thyroiditis: A case report. Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.22317/jcms.v7i5.1088

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 5 (2021): September-October 2021

Section

Case Report

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