COVID‑19 and diabetes mellitus: Unraveling the hypotheses that worsen the prognosis (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Radu Albulescu
    • Simona Olimpia Dima
    • Ioana Raluca Florea
    • Daniela Lixandru
    • Andreea Madalina Serban
    • Veronica Madalina Aspritoiu
    • Cristiana Tanase
    • Irinel Popescu
    • Sarah Ferber
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  • Published online on: October 14, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9324
  • Article Number: 194
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Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infection and the caused disease ‑ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), has affected so far >6,000,000 people worldwide, with variable grades of severity, and has already inflicted >350,000 deaths. SARS‑CoV‑2 infection seems severely affected by background diseases such as diabetes mellitus and its related complications, that seem to be favoring the most severe manifestations of SARS‑CoV‑2 and, therefore, require special attention in clinical care units. The present literature review focus on addressing several hypotheses explaining why diabetic patients could develop multi‑organ failure in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‑CoV) infections. Undoubtedly, as diabetes related complications are present it is expected to emphasize the severity of the COVID‑19. Dermatological complications can occur and worsen in diabetic patients, and diseases such as acanthosis nigricans and psoriasis are prone to more severe manifestations of COVID‑19. Approaches to treat SARS‑CoV‑2 infected patients, based on different solutions i.e. plasma therapy, use of antiviral compounds, development of vaccines or new therapeutic agents are ongoing.
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Albulescu R, Dima SO, Florea IR, Lixandru D, Serban AM, Aspritoiu VM, Tanase C, Popescu I and Ferber S: COVID‑19 and diabetes mellitus: Unraveling the hypotheses that worsen the prognosis (Review). Exp Ther Med 20: 194, 2020.
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Albulescu, R., Dima, S.O., Florea, I.R., Lixandru, D., Serban, A.M., Aspritoiu, V.M. ... Ferber, S. (2020). COVID‑19 and diabetes mellitus: Unraveling the hypotheses that worsen the prognosis (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 20, 194. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9324
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Albulescu, R., Dima, S. O., Florea, I. R., Lixandru, D., Serban, A. M., Aspritoiu, V. M., Tanase, C., Popescu, I., Ferber, S."COVID‑19 and diabetes mellitus: Unraveling the hypotheses that worsen the prognosis (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20.6 (2020): 194.
Chicago
Albulescu, R., Dima, S. O., Florea, I. R., Lixandru, D., Serban, A. M., Aspritoiu, V. M., Tanase, C., Popescu, I., Ferber, S."COVID‑19 and diabetes mellitus: Unraveling the hypotheses that worsen the prognosis (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20, no. 6 (2020): 194. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9324