Abstract:
Patients recovering from COVID-19 may have persistent debilitating symptoms requiring long term support through individually tailored cardiopulmonary and psychological rehabilitation programs. Clinicians need to be aware about the likely long-term complications and their diagnostic assessments to help identify any occult problems requiring additional help. Endocrinological evaluations should be considered as part of the armamentarium in the management of such individuals with diligent cognizance about the involvement of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, adrenals, and thyroid.
Source: Bansal R, Gubbi S, Koch CA. COVID-19 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Endocrine Perspective. J Clin Transl Endocrinol. 2021 Dec 3:100284. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2021.100284. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34877261; PMCID: PMC8641402. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641402/ (Full text)