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Pheochromocytoma triggered by coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
oleh: Hoda Naghshineh, Amirhossein Hasanpour, Naghmeh Ziaei, Mahmoud Sadeghi, Neda Meftah
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Diterbitkan: | BMC 2022-06-01 |
Deskripsi
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.