Pheochromocytoma triggered by coronavirus disease 2019: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 16(1): 233, 2022 Jun 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35681144
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease with many presentations, and many of its effects on the human body are still unknown. Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor that may occur sporadically or be a manifestation of a hereditary disease line multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. CASE PRESENTATION In this study, we report a case of an Iranian patient infected with coronavirus disease 2019, causing unusual presentations of pheochromocytoma, including myocarditis and cerebrovascular involvement.CONCLUSIONS:
We discovered a case of pheochromocytoma as an unusual presentation of COVID-19. In further investigations we also discovered thyroid medullary carcinoma and at the end MEN 2 syndrome was diagnosed. After proper treatment many symptoms were eliminated.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pheochromocytoma
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Thyroid Neoplasms
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Case Rep
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article