Italian Journal of Medicine (Jan 2021)

New-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with Hashimoto thyroiditis: a case report

  • Elena Schipani,
  • Andrea Cozzi,
  • Giuseppe Salvatore Murgida,
  • Valentina Francolini,
  • Eleonora Sisti,
  • Stefania Di Martino,
  • Francesca Dainelli,
  • Rosa Vecchio,
  • Elisa Grifoni,
  • Luca Masotti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1387
Journal volume & issue
no. AOP

Abstract

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New onset type 1 diabetes mellitus is an uncommon but possible complication triggered by SARSCoV- 2 infection. Metabolic inflammation supported by cytokine storm leading to pancreatic beta cells destruction is the most probable link between COVID-19 and diabetes. Here, we describe the case of a 51-year-old female suffering from Hashimoto thyroiditis, who came to our attenction for new onset polyuria-polydipsia syndrome associated to hyperglycemia after a mild form of COVID- 19 recognized two months before and already recovered. Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed.

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