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Primary adrenal insufficiency and myocarditis in COVID-19 disease: a case report
Delaram Eskandari1, Amir Ziaee2, Abdollah Amirfarhangi Anbardan2
1Department of Endocrinology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. eskandari.d@iums.ac.ir.
Background:
COVID-19 has different manifestations from respiratory to GI problems, and some of them are more common, but some are rare. Reporting rare cases can significantly advance our understanding of the disease.
Case Presentation:
In this case, we report an 18-year-old teenage boy with chest pain and resistant hypotension following COVID-19 infection, finally diagnosed as primary adrenal insufficiency and COVID-19 myocarditis.
Conclusion:
Adrenal insufficiency can be life-threatening due to its adverse effects on hemodynamic and electrolyte equilibrium. In addition, COVID-19 induced myocarditis can make the situation more complicated.
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