ArticleThe lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology2020
Association between high serum total cortisol concentrations and mortality from COVID-19.
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141 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pediatric endocrinopathies related to COVID-19: an update.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Pooled it
- Unraveling the relationship between ACTH and cortisol levels in COVID-19 infections: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Early prediction keys for COVID-19 cases progression: A meta-analysis.Journal of infection and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Association between psychological wellbeing and the COVID-19-related outcomes in Europeans aged ≥ 50 years old: The SHARE study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Dysnatremia and Endocrine Alterations in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Markers of Systemic Stress Rather than Independent Predictors of Outcomes.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Etomidate Is Associated with Higher 30-Day Mortality than Ketamine for Emergency Intubation of COVID-19 Patients: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 on pituitary function: a cross-sectional study in southern Iran.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Article
- Cortisol Testing in Septic Shock: An Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance and Predictors of Corticosteroid Use in a Middle Eastern Cohort.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dynamics in early-stage COVID-19 observed in a case with arginine vasopressin deficiency.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Article
- SARS-CoV-2 exploits steroidogenic machinery, triggers lipid metabolism for viral replication and induces immune response in Leydig cells of K18-hACE2 mice.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Salivary cortisol in long COVID: a marker of broader stress system and circadian rhythm dysregulation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Hypopituitarism and COVID-19.Pituitary · 2024Review
- Cushing's syndrome and COVID-19.Pituitary · 2024Review
- Endocrine evaluation of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: A cross sectional analyses in tertiary level hospital.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Implications of Dysnatremia and Endocrine Disturbances in COVID-19 Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Reversible central adrenal insufficiency in survivors of COVID-19: results from a 24-month longitudinal study.Endocrine connections · 2024Article
- Endogenous serum glucocorticoid concentrations, steroidogenic enzyme activity, and 90-day mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: an observational cohort study.Endocrine connections · 2024Article
- Adrenal function in relation to cytokines and outcome in non-critically ill patients with COVID-19.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Observational
- The Growing Understanding of the Pituitary Implication in the Pathogenesis of Long COVID-19 Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2024Review
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Authors and funding
13 authors.
Tricia TanDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Bernard KhooDepartment of Endocrinology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, UK.
Edouard G MillsDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Maria PhylactouDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Bijal PatelDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Pei C EngDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Layla ThurstonDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Beatrice MuziDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
Karim MeeranDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
A Toby PrevostFlorence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK.
Alexander N ComninosDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Ali AbbaraDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
Waljit S DhilloDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: w.dhillo@imperial.ac.uk.
Funding
Department of Health CS-2018-18-ST2-002Medical Research Council MR/T006242/1
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BetacoronavirusAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Hydrocortisone
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