• Medicine · Jun 2022

    Case Reports

    Primary hypothyroidism with an episode of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with COVID-19: A case report.

    • Pin-Hsu Liao, Yu-Cheng Cheng, Po-Yu Liu, and I-Te Lee.
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jun 24; 101 (25): e29243.

    RationaleCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic disease with major clinical manifestations in the respiratory system. However, thyroid involvement has also been reported. We present a case of hypothyroidism with ventricular tachycardia following diagnosis with COVID-19.Patient ConcernsA 77-year-old man was admitted to the isolation ward due to COVID-19. After respiratory support and medical treatment, the patient was successfully weaned off the ventilator. However, an episode of short-run ventricular tachycardia was detected, and primary hypothyroidism was also diagnosed.DiagnosisVentricular tachycardia was detected by electrocardiography.InterventionsIntravenous amiodarone administration and oral levothyroxine replacement.OutcomesNo arrhythmia detected following treatment.LessonsAwareness of the association between hypothyroidism and COVID-19 is important in preventing possible complications.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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