New-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with Hashimoto thyroiditis: a case report

• Main Authors: Elena Schipani, Andrea Cozzi, Giuseppe Salvatore Murgida, Valentina Francolini, Eleonora Sisti, Stefania Di Martino, Francesca Dainelli, Rosa Vecchio, Elisa Grifoni, Luca Masotti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Italian Journal of Medicine
• Subjects: Diabetes; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; hyperglycemia; glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 autoantibodies.
• Online Access: https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1387

New onset type 1 diabetes mellitus is an uncommon but possible complication triggered by SARSCoV- 2 infection. Metabolic inflammation supported by cytokine storm leading to pancreatic beta cells destruction is the most probable link between COVID-19 and diabetes. Here, we describe the case of a 51-year-old female suffering from Hashimoto thyroiditis, who came to our attenction for new onset polyuria-polydipsia syndrome associated to hyperglycemia after a mild form of COVID- 19 recognized two months before and already recovered. Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed.