Increased risk of hospitalization, intensive care and death due to COVID-19 in patients with adrenal insufficiency: A Swedish nationwide study.
Ragnhildur BergthorsdottirDaniela EspositoDaniel S OlssonOskar RagnarssonPer DahlqvistSophie BensingJonatan NåtmanGudmundur JohannssonFredrik NybergPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2023)
Patients with AI have a similar incidence of COVID-19 infection to a matched control population, but a more than twofold increased risk of developing a severe infection or a fatal outcome. They should therefore be prioritized for vaccination, antiviral therapy and other appropriate treatment to mitigate hospitalization and death.