id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-312795-0e4esl2o Puig-Domingo, M. COVID-19 and endocrine diseases. A statement from the European Society of Endocrinology 2020-04-11 .txt text/plain 2636 115 43 People with diabetes in particular are among those in high-risk categories who can have serious illness if they get the virus, according to the data published so far from the Chinese researchers, but other endocrine diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and adrenal insufficiency may also be impacted by COVID-19. Contacting the healthcare provider team by telephone, email, or videoconference is also mandatory in case of possible symptoms of COVID-19 infection in order to seek advice concerning the measures to avoid risk of deterioration of diabetes control or the possibility to be referred to another specialist (pneumologist or infectious disease doctor) or in the Emergency Services of the referral hospital to avoid the most serious systemic complication of the viral infection itself. For all these reasons, patients with adrenal insufficiency may be at higher risk of medical complications and eventually at increased mortality risk in the case of COVID-19 infection. ./cache/cord-312795-0e4esl2o.txt ./txt/cord-312795-0e4esl2o.txt