Case Reports
25 January 2021
Vol. 15 No. 1 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1387

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

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Diabetes, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, hyperglycemia, glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 autoantibodies.
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Elena Schipani
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Andrea Cozzi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-9601
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Giuseppe Salvatore Murgida
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Valentina Francolini
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Eleonora Sisti
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Stefania Di Martino
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Francesca Dainelli
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Rosa Vecchio
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Elisa Grifoni
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7889-6367
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.
Luca Masotti
luca.masotti@tin.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1208-9343
Internal Medicine II, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli (FI), Italy.

New-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus is an uncommon but possible complication triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 infection. Metabolic inflammation supported by cytokine storm leading to pancreatic beta cells destruction is the most probable link between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and diabetes. Here, we describe the case of a 51-year-old female suffering from Hashimoto thyroiditis, who came to our attention for new-onset polyuria-polydipsia syndrome associated with hyperglycemia after a mild form of COVID-19 recognized two months before and already recovered. Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed.

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New-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with Hashimoto thyroiditis: a case report. (2021). Italian Journal of Medicine, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1387

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