Author:
Naghshineh Hoda,Hasanpour Amirhossein,Ziaei Naghmeh,Sadeghi Mahmoud,Meftah Neda
Abstract
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.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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