a young man suspicious for cushing's syndrome with coronavirus disease-19 (covid-19): a case report

The 2019 global coronavirus syndrome pandemic (covid-19) has entered more than two hundred countries around the world, involving <82 million persons and >1,800,000 deaths (until january, 1st 2021). we report on covid-19 infection in the context of a cushing's syndrome (cs) from iran. a 36-year-old man with proximal myopathy, plethora, and striae with central obesity was evaluated for cushing's syndrome. during the high dose dexamethasone test, the patient developed symptoms of cough, low-grade fever, and weakness then was admitted to the icu with a diagnosis of covid-19. despite treatment according to national protocols for covid-19, the patient unfortunately died. in this report, we intend to discuss the various aspects of cushing's syndrome and severe covid-19 infection.