Incidence of Subacute Thyroiditis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea Using the National Health Insurance Service Database.
Thyroid
; 32(11): 1299-1306, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2017672
ABSTRACT
Background:
Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a thyroid disease initiated by viral infection. Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection can cause SAT is unclear. This study investigated changes in the nationwide incidence of SAT during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:
This is a retrospective, cross-sectional population-based study. Data regarding SAT and related viral diseases, including COVID-19, from 2017 to 2020 were collected from the National Health Insurance Service and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency databases.Results:
In a total of 15,447 patients, 2484 men and 12,963 women diagnosed with SAT from 2017 to 2020 were included in this study. The incidence of SAT was significantly higher in 2020 than in 2017-2019 (8.30 vs. 7.27 per 100,000 persons, p < 0.001), while the incidence of SAT-related respiratory viral diseases, except for COVID-19, markedly decreased in 2020. The peak age of SAT incidence in 2020 was 50-59 years, and the women-to-men ratio was 5.4 (similar to that in 2017-2019). Corticosteroids were prescribed more often (72% vs. 58%, p < 0.001), and the prescription rate exceeding 1 month was significantly higher (45% vs. 40%, p < 0.01) in 2020 than in 2017-2019.Conclusions:
The incidence of SAT increased in 2020 in association with COVID-19. A diagnostic approach to COVID-19 needs to be considered in patients with SAT during the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thyroiditis, Subacute
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Thyroid
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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