hrp0098p2-3 | Adrenals and HPA Axis | ESPE2024

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Adrenal insufficiency

Kim Sujin , Kim Younkyoung , Choi Youngha

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a serious risk to individuals with adrenal insufficiency (AI), making them more susceptible to infections and COVID-19 infection-induced adrenal crises, impacting their life expectancy and quality of life (QoL).Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study at Severance Children's Hospital in South Korea from June 2019 to December 2022. We enrolled 94...