Letter to the Editor: "COVID-19 and the endocrine system: exploring the unexplored". Focus on acromegaly.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
Relationship between betacoronaviruses and the endocrine system: a new key to understand the COVID-19 pandemic—A compreh...
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Background A new harmful respiratory disease, called COVID-19 emerged in China in December 2019 due to the infection of a novel coronavirus, called SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which belongs to the betacoronavirus genus, including SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV. SARS-CoV-2 shares almost 80% of the genome with SARS-CoV-1 and 50% with MERS-CoV. Moreover...
The cytokine storm and thyroid hormone changes in COVID-19
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Background COVID-19 is now a worldwide pandemic. Among the many extra-pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19, recent evidence suggested a possible occurrence of thyroid dysfunction. Purpose The Aim of the present review is to summarize available studies regarding thyroid function alterations in patients with COVID-19 and to overview the possible phys...
Anosmia and ageusia: a piece of the puzzle in the etiology of COVID-19-related transitory erectile dysfunction
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Disentangling conflicting evidence on DPP-4 inhibitors and outcomes of COVID-19: narrative review and meta-analysis
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Background The infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread all over the world, becoming pandemic. Several studies have shown that diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent risk factor that increases mortality and other adverse outcomes of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Studies have suggested that ...
Why diabetes outpatient clinics should not close during pandemic crises
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Possible role of vitamin D in Covid-19 infection in pediatric population.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
Covid-19 is a pandemic of unprecedented proportion, whose understanding and management is still under way. In the emergency setting new or available therapies to contrast the spread of COVID-19 are urgently needed. Elderly males, especially those affected by previous diseases or with comorbidities, are more prone to develop interstitial pneumonia t...
Reply to letter to the editor: “COVID‐19 and the endocrine system: exploring the unexplored”. Focus on acromegaly
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Tele-medicine versus face-to-face consultation in Endocrine Outpatients Clinic during COVID-19 outbreak: a single-center...
...Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Context The COVID-19 outbreak in Italy is the major concern of Public Health in 2020: measures of containment were progressively expanded, limiting Outpatients’ visit. Objective We have developed and applied an emergency plan, tailored for Outpatients with endocrine diseases. Design Cross-sectional study from March to May 2020. Setting Referral Uni...
Study of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with positive naso-pharyngeal swab.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
The recent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan in 2019 has started a pandemic which has involved over a million people worldwide. A matter of debate is the possible viral detection in different body fluids than respiratory droplets. Thus, we evaluated the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with confirmed COVID-1...
