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. 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e35720. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035720

Table 2.

Synthesis of major findings from case reports on COVID-19-triggered Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).

STY YR CTR Sex Age CVDS TCD HOSP Prev. TD TFT MYP CK TX Outcome
This study 2023 Singapore M 33 Moderate 14 Yes No TSH: 216 mIU/L, T4: <5.50 pmol/L, TPO: 78.53 IU/mL Yes 5358 IU/L Levothyroxine The patient responded well to the treatment
Khaja, Qureshi et al 2022[9] 2022 USA F 34 Asymptomatic 0 No No TSH: 47.10 mIU/L, T3: 34 ng/dL, T4: 0.15 μg/dL No 1154 IU/L Levothyroxine The patient responded well to the treatment
Das, Ali et al 2022[6] 2022 India M 33 Severe 14 Yes NR TPO: 159 IU/mL No NR Deflazacort 5 mg + psychiatric medication The patient responded well to the treatment
Tee, Harjanto et al 2021[7] 2021 Singapore M 45 Mild 7 No No TSH: 6.49 IU/mL, T4: 9.19 pmol/L, TPO levels > 2000 IU/mL No Normal Levothyroxine The patient responded well to the treatment
Knack, Hanada et al 2021[36] 2021 Brazil F 33 NR 20 No No TSH: 8 mIU/mL, free T4: 0.5 ng/dL, anti-TPO: 115 IU/mL No NR Levothyroxine Euthyroidism was achieved 4 months later
Feghali, Atallah et al 2021[37] 2021 USA F 38 Mild 42 No No TSH: 136 mIU/L, free T4: 0.2 ng/dL, anti-TPO > 900 IU/mL, anti-thyroglobulin antibodies > 1000 IU/mL No NR Levothyroxine Euthyroidism was achieved 1 month later
Allam, El-Zawawy et al 2021[38] 2021 Egypt F 42 Mild 8 No HT for 10 years TSH: 2.1 mIU/mL, FT4: 1.46 ng/dL, FT3: 3.46 pg/mL No NR Levothyroxine Euthyroidism was achieved 2 months later
Dixit, Truong et al 2020[8] 2020 USA F 69 NR 0 Yes NR TSH: 61.3 μU/mL, fT4: 0.2 ng/dL, TPO: 33.4 No 1908 IU/L N

Anti-TPO = Antithyroid peroxidase, CK Lvls = Creatine Kinase (CK) Levels, CTR = Country, CVDS = COVID-19 Severity, Free T4 = Free thyroxine, GDR = Gender/ Sex, HOSP = Hospitalization for COVID-19, HT = Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, MYP = Myopathy, NR = Not reported, Outcome = Study Outcome/ Research Findings, Prev. TD = Previous Thyroid Disease, STY = Study, TCD = Time Since COVID-19 Diagnosis, TFT = Thyroid Function Test, TSH = Thyroid-stimulating hormone, TX = Treatment/Intervention, YR = Study Year/ Data Collection Year.