Severe respiratory failure in a patient with COVID-19 and acromegaly: rapid improvement after adding octreotide

Acromegaly is a rare disorder of unregulated hypersecretion of growth hormone that causes cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory complications. Herein, we describe the case of a middle-aged man admitted to the hospital with severe COVID-19 found to have clinical and biochemical evidence of acrome...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Luty, Jacob, Hayward, LesleAnn, Jackson, Melanie, Duell, P Barton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34404661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243900

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34404661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243900

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