Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Due to Bilateral Adrenal Infarction in COVID-19.

Iza F R MachadoIsabel Q MenezesSabrina R FigueiredoFernando M A CoelhoDebora R B TerrabuioDavi V RamosGustavo F C FagundesAna Alice W MacielAna Claudia LatronicoMaria Candida Barisson Villares FragosoEduardo L R CancadoBerenice B MendoncaMadson Queiroz Almeida

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Our findings support the association between bilateral adrenal infarction and antiphospholipid syndrome triggered by COVID-19. Therefore, patients with positive antiphospholipid antibodies should be closely monitored for symptoms or signs of acute adrenal insufficiency during COVID-19.

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