Assessment of thyroid function of newly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in Nigeria

• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.9.26358
• Publication Date: 2021-09-02T16:04:30Z
• Authors: Chika Juliet Okwor; Ijeoma Angela Meka; Kazeem Sanjo Akin...; Victory Fabian Edem; Vitalis Chukwueme...
• Keywords: Subclinical infection; Euthyroid sick syndrome; Cross-sectional study

the outbreak and rapid spread of novel SARS-CoV-2, causative agent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has evolved into an unprecedented global pandemic. The infection impairs several human organs systems, however, it is not clear how affects thyroid function. study therefore aimed at measuring plasma levels hormones Hs-CRP in COVID-19 patients apparently healthy uninfected controls to assess possible effect SAR-CoV-2 on