Self-management and hospitalization in 615 Swedish patients with Addison's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic - a retrospective study.
Sara ÖsterDaniela EspositoMaribel Aranda-GuillénAnna-Karin ÅkermanJeanette WahlbergEystein Sverre HusebyeOlle KämpeIleana Ruxandra BotusanPer DahlqvistRagnhildur BergthorsdottirSophie BensingPublished in: European journal of endocrinology (2023)
In the largest study to date examining AAD during the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed that although one fifth of the cohort contracted COVID-19 few patients required hospital care. A majority of the patients applied general recommended sick-rules despite reporting limited communication with healthcare during the pandemic.