Explaining Long COVID: A Pioneer Cross-Sectional Study Supporting the Endocrine Hypothesis.

Taieb AchNassim Ben Haj SlamaAsma GorchaneAsma Ben AbdelkrimMeriem GarmaNadia Ben LasfarFoued BellazregWidéd DebbabiWissem HachfiMolka Chadli ChaiebMonia ZaoualiAmel LetaiefKoussay Ach

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2024)

The results showed that long COVID patients in our cohort were more likely to have anterior pituitary deficiencies. The endocrine hypothesis involving anterior pituitary insufficiency can be considered to explain long COVID.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
growth hormone