Is there a link between COVID-19 and adrenal insufficiency?

Affiliations

¹ Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
² Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil. lucia.andrade@fm.usp.br.
³ Division of Nephrology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3rd floor, room 3306, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. lucia.andrade@fm.usp.br.

Comment

Carlos Augusto Pereira de Almeida et al. J Nephrol. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;36(3):617-619.

doi: 10.1007/s40620-022-01431-9. Epub 2022 Aug 23.

¹ Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
² Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil. lucia.andrade@fm.usp.br.
³ Division of Nephrology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3rd floor, room 3306, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. lucia.andrade@fm.usp.br.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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