COVID-19 infection and glucocorticoids: update from the Italian Society of Endocrinology Expert Opinion on steroid replacement in adrenal insufficiency

J Endocrinol Invest. 2020 Aug;43(8):1141-1147. doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01266-w. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

¹ Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. Andrea.isidori@uniroma1.it.
² Clinica Di Endocrinologia E Malattie del Metabolismo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
³ UOC Endocrinologia, Dipartimento Di Medicina DIMED, Azienda Ospedaliera-Università Di Padova, Padua, Italy.
⁴ Dipartimento Di Medicina, Università Di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Section of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, PROMISE, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
⁶ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Diabetes and Metabolism‑Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
⁷ Cattedra Unesco "Educazione Alla Salute E Allo Sviluppo Sostenibile", Dipartimento Di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Sezione Di Endocrinologia, Università Federico II Di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
⁸ Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

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Keywords: Adrenal insufficiency; COVID-19; Glucocorticoids; SARS-CoV2.

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