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Andrology ; 9(1): 88-98, 2021 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32436355

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BACKGROUND: The pandemic of new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to coronavirus (CoV) 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has stressed the importance of effective diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of clinical worsening and mortality. Epidemiological data showing a differential impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on women and men have suggested a potential role for testosterone (T) in determining gender disparity in the SARS-CoV-2 clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between T level and SARS-CoV-2 clinical outcomes (defined as conditions requiring transfer to higher or lower intensity of care or death) in a cohort of patients admitted in the respiratory intensive care unit (RICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A consecutive series of 31 male patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and recovered in the respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) of the "Carlo Poma" Hospital in Mantua were analyzed. Several biochemical risk factors (ie, blood count and leukocyte formula, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), ferritin, D-dimer, fibrinogen, interleukin 6 (IL-6)) as well as total testosterone (TT), calculated free T (cFT), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and luteinizing hormone (LH) were determined. RESULTS: Lower TT and cFT were found in the transferred to ICU/deceased in RICU group vs groups of patients transferred to IM or maintained in the RICU in stable condition. Both TT and cFT showed a negative significant correlation with biochemical risk factors (ie, the neutrophil count, LDH, and PCT) but a positive association with the lymphocyte count. Likewise, TT was also negatively associated with CRP and ferritin levels. A steep increase in both ICU transfer and mortality risk was observed in men with TT < 5 nmol/L or cFT < 100 pmol/L. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates for the first time that lower baseline levels of TT and cFT levels predict poor prognosis and mortality in SARS-CoV-2-infected men admitted to RICU.


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COVID-19/blood , Testosterone/blood , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biomarkers/blood , COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19/mortality , COVID-19/therapy , Disease Progression , Down-Regulation , Hospital Mortality , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome
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J Med Cases ; 11(10): 327-329, 2020 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34434340

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potentially life-threatening entity resulting from the dysregulated activation of T-lymphocytes. Secondary HLH (sHLH) complicates various medical conditions. Similar to 2009 H1N1 influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection appears to trigger a cytokine storm in a subset of individuals. The patient of 64 years old presented himself in the emergency department with cough and fever, and was subjected to the nasopharyngeal swab and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, as expected from epidemiological data. Hospitalized in cohort isolation, he initially presented a multi-organ impairment and specifically a worsening of his renal function, initial coagulopathy, lymphopenia modest thrombocytopenia and systemic inflammatory commitment. During the course of the 6th day, a picture of a probable cytokine storm and clear multiple organ failure (MOF) was evident. Therefore a clinical diagnosis was made according to HScore criteria of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. We started high-dose steroid therapy (dexamethasone 8 mg bid). And after 36 h, the patient was significantly improved: alert, oriented, weaned from non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and stable blood chemistry. In conclusion, in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients with evidence of cytokine storm and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the levels of blood triglycerides and ferritin are useful and often decisive to comfort the diagnosis of sHLH if cytopenia of one or more lines is revealed.

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