Primary adrenal insufficiency and myocarditis in COVID-19 disease: a case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Case Report

Abdollah Amirfarhangi Anbardan¹  Amir Ziaee¹  Delaram Eskandari¹  Elahe Zeinali²  Atefe Tirkan³ 

[1] Department of Endocrinology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Endocrinology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Cardiology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Endocrinology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Internal Medicine, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: COVID-19;    Primary adrenal insufficiency;    Myocarditis;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12902-022-01257-3

 received in 2021-06-01, accepted in 2022-12-16,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCOVID-19 has different manifestations from respiratory to GI problems, and some of them are more common, but some are rare. Reporting rare cases can significantly advance our understanding of the disease.Case presentationIn this case, we report an 18-year-old teenage boy with chest pain and resistant hypotension following COVID-19 infection, finally diagnosed as primary adrenal insufficiency and COVID-19 myocarditis.ConclusionAdrenal insufficiency can be life-threatening due to its adverse effects on hemodynamic and electrolyte equilibrium. In addition, COVID-19 induced myocarditis can make the situation more complicated.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2022

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