Acupuncture treatment in female patient diagnosed with hypothyroidism after COVID-19 infection

Abstract

After the Covid19 pandemic subsided, the consequences of this virus began to come to light. Namely, there is an increase in thyroid diseases. A lot of studies published in the last three years announced abnormal thyroid function related to acute SARS infection and thyroid diseases have already been revealed as a consequence of the administration of vaccines against it. In this report is presented a case of 60 year old woman diagnosed with hypothyroidism after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2021. The patient has done 38 acupuncture treatments from January 2021 till April 2022. The condition was slowly improving. The TSH levels decreased from 58.75 to 6.55 mIU/mL (0.45-5.33 mIU/mL), fT4 normalized from 0.46 to 10.9 pmol/L (7.88-19.40 pmol/L). Anti TPO levels decreased from 926 to 139 IU/mL (<8 IU/mL). Taking into account that this is an adult patient in menopause and diagnosed with depression and anxiety, conditions that further complicate the possibility of faster treatment, the treatments are slow and longer lasting but with gradual excellent results. The results so far are satisfactory and the patient will continue with the treatments until the condition is completely normalized. Acupuncture has a huge effect and a positive influence on the function of the thyroid gland despite long-term treatments that require a lot of patience on the part of both the doctor and the patient. With regular treatments good results are guaranteed

Keywords: hypothyroidism, acupuncture, traditional chinese medicine, endocrinology