Mehmood Maham A, Bapna Monica, Arshad Mahnoor
Internal Medicine, Bronxcare Hospital, New York, USA.
Internal Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, PAK.
Cureus. 2020 Dec 26;12(12):e12301. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12301.
Subacute thyroiditis is usually a self-limiting inflammatory condition. The clinical presentation varies from person to person, but usually includes neck pain or discomfort and a painful diffuse goiter. There is at times a transient episode of hyperthyroidism followed by euthyroidism and sometimes hypothyroidism. We describe the case of a previously healthy 29-year-old female presenting with symptoms consistent with subacute thyroiditis. The patient had recently recovered from a mild episode of COVID-19 infection. Labs and imaging were consistent with the clinical diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis. The patient was provided symptomatic treatment with prednisone and atenolol and had an uneventful recovery.
亚急性甲状腺炎通常是一种自限性炎症性疾病。临床表现因人而异,但通常包括颈部疼痛或不适以及疼痛性弥漫性甲状腺肿。有时会出现短暂的甲亢期,随后是甲状腺功能正常期,有时还会出现甲减。我们描述了一名29岁既往健康女性的病例,其症状符合亚急性甲状腺炎。该患者最近从轻度新型冠状病毒肺炎感染中康复。实验室检查和影像学检查与亚急性甲状腺炎的临床诊断一致。患者接受了泼尼松和阿替洛尔的对症治疗,恢复顺利。