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This endocrine case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a patients in his mid-70s with a history of hypothyroidism presenting with weeks of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea without blood but with a 30-pound weight loss. Can you determine the most likely diagnosis?
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus primarily affects the pulmonary system, but neurological manifestations and complication of COVID-19 has been reported in abundance in the literature. We present a case of a middle-aged Caucasian male who was brought to the emergency department for altered mental status. His chief complaints were neurological rather than respiratory. A positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasal swab confirmed the diagnosis. Brain imaging showed mildly dilated ventricles with...