ea0081ep960 | Thyroid | ECE2022
Estevens Joana
, Santos Liliana R.
, Nunes Daniel
, Lemos Carlos
, Soares Paula
, Pais de Lacerda Antonio
After almost 3 years since SARS-CoV-2infection was detected for the first time, knowledge about its repercussions on the thyroid gland function in the course of acute illness or in the post-COVID-19 are still poorly understood. This gland may be particularly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 as this coronavirus enters cells through ACE-2 receptors, which are largely expressed in the thyroid gland. Through an observational, longitudinal and retrospective study, we investigated the seru...