Euthyroid Sick Syndrome in Patients With COVID-19

• Published in: Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) Vol. 11; p. 566439
• Main Authors: Zou, Runmei, Wu, Chenfang, Zhang, Siye, Wang, Guyi, Zhang, Quan, Yu, Bo, Wu, Ying, Dong, Haiyun, Wu, Guobao, Wu, Shangjie, Zhong, Yanjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 07.10.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; C-reactive protein; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - immunology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; Coronavirus Infections - virology; COVID-19; disease severity; Endocrinology; euthyroid sick syndrome; Euthyroid Sick Syndromes - complications; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - immunology; Pneumonia, Viral - mortality; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Rate; thyroid function; Thyroid Function Tests; Young Adult; China; thyroid function; C-reactive protein; Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); euthyroid sick syndrome; disease severity

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been shown to affect almost every organ throughout the body. However, it is not clear whether the thyroid gland is impaired in COVID-19 patients. Euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) is usually associated with the disease severity and deterioration prognosis in criti...