COVID-19 and the Endocrine System: A Comprehensive Review on the Theme.

ABSTRACT: The review aimed to summarize advances in the topic of endocrine diseases and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Scientific and institutional websites and databases were searched and data were collected and organized, when plausible, to angle the discussion toward the following clinical issues. (1) Are patients with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing acute or late-onset endocrine diseases or dysfunction? (2) May the underlying endocrine diseases or dysfunctions be considered risk factors for poor prognosis once the infection has occurred? (3) Are there defined strategies to manage endocrine diseases despite pandemic-related constraints? Herein, the authors considered only relevant and more frequently observed endocrine diseases and disorders related to the hypothalamic-pituitary regio

SUBMITTER: Lisco G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8269331 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature