Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionDiabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the risk factors associated with severe illness in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) leading to increased hospital admissions and mortality. COVID-19 can precipitate hyperglycemic emergencies like diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in patients with DM. We report 2 cases of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) secondary to COVID-19 with an atypical clinical picture mainly made up of neurological disorders without respiratory...

IntroductionPatients who are critically ill can have alterations of thyroid function tests, known as non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS). Moroever thyrotoxicosis can result from SARS-CoV-2 directly infecting the thyroid gland, as described in other viral infections. We report a case of hyperthyroidism diagnosed in a patient hospitalized for COVID-19 severe hypoxemic pneumonia.ObservationA 78-year-old patien...