Endocrinology & Diabetes

Endocrinology and Covid-19

The coronavirus disease/COVID-19 is a pandemic continues that exerts a significant impact on global health care systems, causing devastating mortality and morbidity. As time passes and our empathetic of this novel respiratory virus develops, it is increasingly clear that its effects extend beyond that of the respiratory system. The coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, severe acute respiratory disorders, coronavirus obtains cellular access through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors in a process requiring the transmembrane serine protease 2 protein. Both angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and transmembrane serine protease 2 are widely expressed in many endocrine glands. This, along with several case reports of thyroid and pituitary disturbance in patients with COVID-19, has resulted in significant interest in its impact on the endocrine system.