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SUBMITTER: Shekhar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7417289 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shekhar Skand S Wurth Rachel R Kamilaris Crystal D C CDC Eisenhofer Graeme G Barrera Francisco J FJ Hajdenberg Michelle M Tonleu Joselyne J Hall Janet E JE Schiffrin Ernesto L EL Porter Forbes F Stratakis Constantine A CA Hannah-Shmouni Fady F
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme 20200608 7
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the WHO and has affected millions of patients around the world. COVID-19 disproportionately affects persons with endocrine conditions, thus putting them at an increased risk for severe disease. We discuss the mechanisms that place persons with endocrine conditions at an additional risk for severe COVID-19 and review the evidence. We also suggest precautions and management of endocrine conditions in the setting of global curfews being imposed and offer p ...[more]