Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Apr 2024)

Post COVID-19 Vertigo in a Patient with Hypothyroidism: A Case Report

  • Calderon Guzman D,
  • Osnaya Brizuela N,
  • Valenzuela Peraza A,
  • Ortiz Herrera M,
  • Barragan Mejia G,
  • Juarez Olguin H

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Vol. Volume 17
pp. 1845 – 1851

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David Calderon Guzman,1 Norma Osnaya Brizuela,1 Armando Valenzuela Peraza,1 Maribel Ortiz Herrera,2 Gerardo Barragan Mejia,2 Hugo Juarez Olguin3 1Laboratory of Neurosciences. Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (INP), Mexico City, Mexico; 2Laboratory of Experimental Bacteriology. INP, Mexico City, Mexico; 3Laboratory of Pharmacology. INP, Mexico City, MexicoCorrespondence: Hugo Juarez Olguin, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Avenida Imán, N 1, 3rd piso Colonia Cuicuilco CP 04530, Mexico City, Mexico, Tel/Fax +5255 10840900, Email [email protected] Summary: Female nurse, 44-years-old with a weight of 127 pounds. She attended our emergency clinic for an urgent care due to post COVID-19 vertigo and anxiety. Her problem began with severe, short-lived attacks of objective-circular type vertigo, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The symptoms occurred when she assumed a lying position, turn right and sat or stood upright.Interventions: The patient received medical prescription for hypothyroidism, vertigo and anxiety symptoms. Oral route feeding was started and was well tolerated.Outcomes: The patient showed good evolution with the treatment. Currently, she is at home with daily intake of levothyroxine and losartan without complications.Conclusion: The clinical case suggests that in patients with hypothyroidism, COVID-19 infection may trigger and exacerbate vertigo and anxiety.Keywords: hypothyroidism, COVID-19, vertigo, thyroid

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