Clinical outcomes and risk factors of COVID-19 patients with adrenal insufficiency
10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2024.09.1290
- VernacularTitle:肾上腺皮质功能不全合并COVID-19患者的临床转归及影响因素
- Author:
Xiang ZHOU
1
;
Yijing XU
;
Yiwen LIU
;
Huijuan ZHU
;
Lin LU
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院 北京协和医学院 北京协和医院 内分泌科 国家卫生健康委员会内分泌重点实验室疑难重症及罕见病国家重点实验室,北京 100730
- Keywords:
adrenal insufficiency;
corona virus disease 2019;
consciousness disturbance;
adrenal crisis
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2024;44(9):1290-1297
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics and outcomes of corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)in patients with adrenal insufficiency(AI),and analyze the risk factors of outcomes.Methods The clinical data of COVID-19 patients with AI in Peking Union Medical College Hospital in December 2022 were ana-lyzed retrospectively and the patients were followed up to collect outcomes of their diseases.Results Among 28 COVID-19 patients with AI,20 cases(71.4%)received basal corticosteroid replacement.Among the 18 patients with community-acquired COVID-19,11 cases(61.1%)increased the corticosteroid dosage proactively at home.The most common symptoms of COVID-19 were fever(96.4%),gastrointestinal symptoms(82.1%)and con-sciousness disturbance(78.6%).Occurrence of severe consciousness disturbance was associated with older age and lower basal corticosteroid replacement dose(P＜0.05). Adrenal crisis(AC)occurred in 20 patients(71.4%),which was associated with lower basal corticosteroid replacement dose,hypochloremia,lower eosinophil,lower platelet,and longer activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)(P＜0.05). 2 patients died during hospitalization.26.3%(5/19)of surviving patient's recovered consciousness longer than 48 hours.Delayed recovery of conscious-ness was associated with lower systolic pressure,higher blood creatinine,and higher fibrinogen(P＜0.05).Long COVID-19 symptoms such as fatigue and poor appetite occurred in 48.0%(12/25)of patients.Among patients with increased corticosteroid dosage,50.0%(12/24)had their dose reduced to baseline within 3 weeks.Conclusions COVID-19 patients with AI have a high frequency of consciousness disturbance and AC.AI patients are lack of awareness of adjusting corticosteroid dosage proactively in case of infection stress,thus education of"sick day rules"for AI patients should be strengthened in clinical practice.
