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Could autism spectrum disorders be a risk factor for COVID-19?
Medical hypotheses - 1 Nov 2020
Lima Matheus Eugênio de Sousa, Barros Levi Coelho Maia, Aragão Gislei Frota
Abstract excerpt
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemia is infecting millions of people and some studies relate conditions that might increase the risk of developing a fatal course for the disease, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity. In COVID-19 physiopathology, one of the main inflammation mechanisms is the "cytokine storm", causing a pro-inflammatory state, related to cardiac and pulmonary damage. There is also...
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