Long-term risk of incident autoimmune thyroid disease after COVID-19 in patients with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter propensity score–matched cohort study
Background Viral infections have been implicated in thyroid autoimmunity, and COVID-19 has emerged as a possible trigger. However, current evidence is mostly limited to case reports and short-term studies evaluating broad thyroid dysfunction rather than autoimmune-specific thyroid disease. This study aimed to evaluate...