Endocrine Abstracts

Hypokalemia has been observed in cases of the new SARS-CoV-2 infection. It has been suggested that hypokalemia may be a sensitive biomarker of disease severity and the requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation requirement in COVID-19 pneumonia. The aim was to describe the case of a patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia who developed severe hypokalemia. A patient, male, aged 52, presented with fever and dry cough. He was found to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 infectio...

Infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 virus has a variable course. It may run as a mild disease or may cause severe pneumonia necessitating hospitalization. Vitamin D has immunostimulatory action and causes the release of substances necessary for combating an infection. Therefore, the relationship of vitamin D with the SARS-CoV-2 virus is under scientific evaluation. The aim was to measure vitamin D levels in a cohort of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection....