The impact of COVID-19 viral infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
AS Alzahrani, N Mukhtar, A Aljomaiah, H Aljamei… - Endocrine practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To study the adrenocortical response to an acute coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19) infection. Methods Morning plasma cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels were measured in 28 consecutive
patients with COVID-19 (16 men, 12 women, median age 45.5 years, range 25-69 years) on
day 1 to 2 of hospital admission. These tests were repeated twice in 20 patients and thrice in
15 patients on different days. The hormone levels were correlated with severity of the …
(COVID-19) infection. Methods Morning plasma cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels were measured in 28 consecutive
patients with COVID-19 (16 men, 12 women, median age 45.5 years, range 25-69 years) on
day 1 to 2 of hospital admission. These tests were repeated twice in 20 patients and thrice in
15 patients on different days. The hormone levels were correlated with severity of the …
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