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Minerva Endocrinologica 2020 September;45(3):204-27

DOI: 10.23736/S0391-1977.20.03216-2

Copyright © 2020 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

COVID-19: the endocrine opportunity in a pandemic

Subhankar CHATTERJEE 1 , Ritwik GHOSH 2, Payel BISWAS 3, Souvik DUBEY 4, Rishi T. GURIA 1, Chandra B. SHARMA 1, Sanjay KALRA 5

1 Department of General Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India; 2 Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, India; 3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Care and Cure Hospital, Barasat, India; 4 Department of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India; 5 Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India



The 2019 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted the social, economical and medical system worldwide. Although it is strictly an infectious disease, its intricate bidirectional relationship with various non-communicable metabolic diseases and endocrinological factors has been observed. While diabetes, hypertension, obesity have been found to be independent risk factors for COVID-19 disease severity and mortality, more inclination towards sedentary lifestyle, psychosocial stress at this critical time may be the harbingers of metabolic syndrome. Thus, endocrinologists have a great opportunity to play their role to combat this pandemic. This paper examines how various endocrinological disorders influence the dynamics of COVID-19 and vice versa. Moreover, it also intends to review the clinical guidelines to be adopted in practice of endocrinology in this trying time.


KEY WORDS: COVID-19; Endocrinology; Hormones; Diabetes; Obesity; Mortality

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