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SARS‑COV‑2 infection outcomes in patients with congenital generalized lipodystr...
Madeira, Mayara Ponte; Freire, Erika Bastos Lima; Fernandes, Virginia Oliveira; Lima, Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva; Melo, Ivana da PonteBackground: A new strain of human coronavirus (HCoV) spread rapidly around the world. Diabetes and obesity are associated with a worse prognosis in these patients. Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy (CGL) patients generally have poorly controlled diabetes and require extremely high doses of insulin. There is no documentation in the literature of cases of COVID in CGL patients. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the p...
Estudo epidemiológico da doença de Cushing no Hospital Universitário Walter Can...
Melo, Ivana da Ponte; Quidute, Ana Rosa PintoObjectives: To evaluate the epidemiology of patients with Cushing’s disease who are followed at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio (HUWC) and compare our data with that of the current literature. Methods: An observational, longitudinal and retrospective study was carried out, including patients with current or previous Cushing’s Disease (DC) follow-up at the HUWC Endocrinology Service. Data analysis was...