COVID-19 in persons with diabetes and obesity in a cluster of metabolic syndrome

Authors

  • A.V. Khokhlova Luhansk State Pedagogical University, Oboronnaya Str. 2, Luhansk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9569-8928
  • P.K. Boichenko St. Luka Luhansk State Medical University, Quarter of the 50th Anniversary of Defense of Luhansk 1, Luhansk 91045
  • D.S. Parkhomchuk Luhansk National Center for Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine, Shchadenko Str. 10a, Luhansk
  • A.A. Vostrikov Luhansk National Center for Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine, Shchadenko Str. 10a, Luhansk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25557/0031-2991.2021.01.102-106

Keywords:

diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome, COVID-19, pathogenesis

Abstract

The new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a current issue for both national and international healthcare. It has already been established that those most vulnerable to this viral infection have a pronounced, severe course and high mortality rate. These are patients with various chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity, which are the main components of the metabolic syndrome (MS). This article describes the epidemiology, the pathogenesis, the most common symptoms, and the characteristics of COVID-19 in obese patients with DM.

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Published

2021-03-14

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Reviews

How to Cite

[1]
2021. COVID-19 in persons with diabetes and obesity in a cluster of metabolic syndrome. Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental’naya Terapiya (Pathological physiology and experimental therapy). 65, 1 (Mar. 2021), 102–106. DOI:https://doi.org/10.25557/0031-2991.2021.01.102-106.