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Primary adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal infarction in COVID-19: a case report.

Iza F R MachadoIsabel Q MenezesSabrina R FigueiredoFernando Morbeck Almeida 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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