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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Emerging evidence from China indicates SARS- COV-2 may be associated with newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a clinical study of 54 patients with COVID-19 complicated by newly diagnosed disease.

Jingyu Hou, Yu Zhang, Boyu Zhang, Sen Zhao, Han Wu, Xingxing Li, Min Li, Yongzhong Guo, Ning Song

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Jingyu Hou *Department of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Yu Zhang *Department of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Boyu ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Sen ZhaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Han WuDepartment of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Xingxing LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Min LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Yongzhong Guo *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ning Song *Department of Infectious Diseases of The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.

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Background: To date, 11 cases of COVID-19-associated newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) have been reported. To investigate the clinical characteristics and influencing factors of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) complicated by newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and to inform clinical management. Method: A total of 369 COVID-19 patients were enrolled and divided into three groups: Negative for Antibodies (NA group, n=288), HT group (n=54), and Thyroid Autoimmune (TA group, n=27). The clinical characteristics and influencing factors of the HT group were analyzed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27.0 statistical software. Results: Patients in the HT group were older than those in the NA group [72.5 (63.5, 79.0) vs. 69 (58.3, 76.0) years, P = 0.031]. Fatigue was significantly more common in the HT group compared to both the TA group and the NA group (53.7% vs. 22.2%, and 53.7% vs. 24.0%, all P<0.001). The incidence rates of subclinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in the HT group were significantly higher than in the NA group (29.6% vs. 13.9%, P = 0.020; 7.4% vs. 1.7%, P = 0.017). Multivariate analysis identified prolonged viral clearance time (OR = 1.136) as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 complicated by HT. Advanced age (OR = 0.944) and low FT3 (OR = 4.233) were identified as independent risk factors for increased mortality risk in COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: COVID-19 patients complicated by HT are typically older, with fatigue being a distinguishing clinical manifestation. They are more prone to thyroid dysfunction, with subclinical hyperthyroidism being the predominant early thyroid function abnormality. Prolonged viral clearance time was identified as a factor associated with newly diagnosed HT.

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COVID-19Hashimoto DiseaseAdultAgedChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2autoimmune thyroid diseaseCOVID-19Hashimoto’s thyroiditisthyroid functionviral clearance time

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