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. 2023 Feb 27:101752. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2023.101752

Table 1.

Cases of onset arginine vasopressin deficiency in the context of COVID-19.

Age (years) Male/Female Time from COVID-19 diagnosis Serum sodium MRI findings outcome Reference
68 Male During acute infection Hypernatremia No abnormality Death [50]
60 Female 8 weeks Hypernatremia Pituitary stalk
thickening
Good response to DDAVP [45]
44 Female 12 days Normal sodium
Concomitant CAI
No abnormality Good evolution in hospital, lost to follow-up [46]
28 Male 1 month Hypernatremia No abnormality Concomitant myocarditis
Good response to DDAVP
[47]
54 Female 6 weeks High normal sodium No abnormality Good response to DDAVP [48]
17 Male 3 weeks Hypernatremia Disappearance of the normal posterior pituitary bright spot Good response to DDAVP [53]

*CAI = central adrenal insufficiency; DDAVP = desmopressin