Hypocalcemia is a distinctive biochemical feature of hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Endocrine. 2021 Jan;71(1):9-13. doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02541-9. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Authors

Luigi di Filippo¹, Anna Maria Formenti¹, Mauro Doga¹, Stefano Frara¹, Patrizia Rovere-Querini², Emanuele Bosi², Michele Carlucci³, Andrea Giustina⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
² Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Hospital, Milan, Italy.
³ Emergency Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. [email protected].

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers / analysis
Biomarkers / blood
COVID-19 / blood
COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Calcium / analysis
Calcium / blood*
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hypocalcemia / blood
Hypocalcemia / complications
Hypocalcemia / diagnosis
Hypocalcemia / epidemiology*
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Prognosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / blood
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology

Substances

Biomarkers
Calcium