Glucocorticoid excess and COVID-19 disease

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The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is causing high and rapid morbidity and mortality. Immune system response plays a crucial role in controlling and resolving the viral infection. Exogenous or endogenous glucocorticoid excess is characterized by increased susceptibility to infections, due to impairment of the innate and adaptive immune system. In addition, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and thromboembolism are conditions overrepresented in patients with hypercortisolism. Thus patients with chronic glucocorticoid (GC) excess may be at high risk of developing COVID-19 infection with a severe clinical course. Care and control of all comorbidities should be one of the primary goals in patients with hypercortisolism requiring immediate and aggressive treatment. The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), has recently commissioned an urgent clinical guidance document on management of Cushing's syndrome in a COVID-19 period. In this review, we aim to discuss and expand some clinical points related to GC excess that may have an impact on COVID-19 infection, in terms of both contagion risk and clinical outcome. This document is addressed to all specialists who approach patients with endogenous or exogenous GC excess and COVID-19 infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders - 22(2021), 4 vom: 06. Dez., Seite 703-714

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guarnotta, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Ferrigno, Rosario [VerfasserIn]
Martino, Marianna [VerfasserIn]
Barbot, Mattia [VerfasserIn]
Isidori, Andrea M [VerfasserIn]
Scaroni, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Ferrante, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Arnaldi, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Pivonello, Rosario [VerfasserIn]
Giordano, Carla [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cortisol
Cushing’s syndrome
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids
Immune system
Infections
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SarsCoV2

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Date Completed 10.01.2022

Date Revised 18.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11154-020-09598-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315955635