Newer onset of diabetes mellitus and thyroid dysfunction in COVID-19: Study from rural India.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2232_21 and PMC identifier 9480759.
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Abstract
Cytokine and bardykine storm plays important role in then pathogenesis of COVID-19 diseses, as result there are raised inflammatory markers and blood sugar. Patient with RTPCR positive with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 were investigated for fasting and postprandial blood sugar and glycoted hemoglobin percentage, inflammatory markers TSH and Covid antibodies. All the 17 cases detected newly onset of diabetes with normal HBA1c and raised thyroid stimulating hormones in five cases. Significant raised levels of inflammatory markers and D-diamer. All cases showed bilateral pneumonias in the lungs. Newer onset of diabetes mellitus due to COVID-19 disease should be mangled with insulin therapy.