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Carlos A Marques1, Patrícia P Almeida2, André M Gonçalves3
1Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, PRT.
Cureus
|November 30, 2023
概括
轻微的SARS-CoV-2感染可能导致上腺功能不全 (AI),这是一种影响上腺的疾病. 这一案例凸显了在COVID-19后出现持续症状的患者中考虑AI的重要性.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 冠状病毒疾病2019 (COVID-19) 可以呈现出各种症状和并发症.
- 下垂体-垂体-上腺 (HPA) 轴对应激反应至关重要,并且可能受到严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 感染的影响.
- 上腺功能缺陷 (AI) 是一种可能危及生命的内分泌疾病,其特点是上腺激素的产生不足.
研究的目的:
- 在轻微的SARS-CoV-2感染后报告上腺功能不全的病例.
- 为了强调COVID-19和HPA轴功能障碍之间的关联.
- 提高人们对人工智能作为SARS-CoV-2感染的潜在并发症的认识.
主要方法:
- 一个28岁的男性患有COVID-19后症状的病例报告.
- 临床评估包括体检,实验室测试 (贫血,急性损伤,电解质失衡) 和上腺功能测试.
- 对21-基酶抗体 (21OH-Abs) 的血清检测和血清和上腺皮质激素 (ACTH) 的测量.
主要成果:
- 患者表现出不适,疲劳,厌食症,体重减轻,脱水,低血压和色素过高.
- 实验室发现包括低血症,高血症和补偿代谢酸化症.
- 上腺检查证实AI是由于自身免疫性上腺炎,由低皮质醇,阳性21OH-Abs,高素和高ACTH证明.
结论:
- 上腺功能不充分是SARS-CoV-2感染的可能并发症,即使在轻度疾病后也是如此.
- COVID-19可能会影响下丘脑-垂体-上腺轴,因此需要在受影响的患者中考虑人工智能.
- 对于患有COVID-19病史且出现相关症状的患者来说,AI的早期诊断和管理至关重要.
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