Bruna M G Mascarenhas-Nakano, Silvia R Correa-Silva, Silvia M R Fracacio, Paola W Brock, Rossella F Dias, Eduarda S S Binda, Pedro F Santos-Neto, Luiz H C Portari, Adriana Sanudo, Julio Abucham
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cumulative incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with Cushing's disease (CD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In all, 60 patients with CD following up in our outpatient clinic answered via phone interview a questionnaire about the occurrence of COVID-19 infection documented by RT-PCR (including the diagnosis date and clinical outcome) and vaccination status. Clinical and biochemical data on disease activity (hypercortisolism) and comorbidities (obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) were obtained from the patients' electronic medical records...
March 27, 2024: Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism