Department of Internal Medicine, Hayama Heart Center, Japan.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Japan.
Intern Med. 2021 Nov 15;60(22):3573-3576. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7913-21. Epub 2021 Sep 11.
Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a disorder of the thyroid gland and difficult to diagnose. It is probably triggered by a viral infection. Recently, several articles have reported SAT after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, reports describing SAT after SARS-CoV-2 in Japan are lacking. We herein report the first case of SAT after SARS-CoV-2 infection in Japan. After SARS-CoV-2 infection, some patients can develop not only pneumonia but also SAT. Thus, a careful follow-up is recommended for patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on thyroid dysfunction should not be ignored.
亚急性甲状腺炎（SAT）是一种甲状腺疾病，难以诊断。它可能由病毒感染引发。最近，有几篇文章报道了严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）感染后的 SAT。然而，目前尚无关于日本 SARS-CoV-2 感染后 SAT 的报道。我们在此报告首例日本 SARS-CoV-2 感染后的 SAT 病例。SARS-CoV-2 感染后，部分患者不仅可发生肺炎，还可发生 SAT。因此，建议对 SARS-CoV-2 感染患者进行密切随访。此外，不应忽视 SARS-CoV-2 感染对甲状腺功能障碍的影响。
