Hashimoto's thyroiditis following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Infectious diseases have long been considered one of the triggers for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Since the appearance of the new coronavirus in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China, there have been many reports suggesting that infection with coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) precedes the appearance of several autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. We describe a case report of a patient who was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and later developed a picture of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Preliminary results of clinical use of colchicine in COVID-19 treatment.

We report a case of the use of colchicine in a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. A 37-year-old man with COVID-19 presented with moderate symptoms, mild pulmonary impairment and elevated inflammatory markers, suggesting an increased risk of cytokine storm and possible worsening of clinical condition. Experimental use of colchicine resulted in an 85% decrease in C reactive protein levels 3 days after treatment initiation and a 182.