Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Dr Pamela Smith | 50_ of COVID Patients at Risk for Lingering Thyroid Issues!

20 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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Short YouTube clip featuring Dr Pamela Smith discussing that about 50% of people who contract COVID may develop long-haul symptoms after 90 days, and that some of these lingering issues can involve the thyroid (including thyroiditis, reduced thyroid function, overproduction, and positive thyroid antibodies). The speaker notes that clinicians sometimes order additional thyroid tests when evaluating long-haul COVID patients.

50% of people who get Covid do get Covid long haul, meaning after 90 days, they may have a residual issue that occurs and sometimes it's related to the thyroid, even thyroiditis with inflammation of the thyroid. Thyroid may not be working too well or overproducing positive thyroid antibodies. So those. Sometimes we get into those extra tests when we have another diagnosis like long haul Covid.