Although the pediatric population has been less affected by the COVID pandemic, quarantine and other social changes have brought behavioral shifts with health consequences. During the quarantine period, the clinical follow-up of patients with established endocrine diseases was impaired. Furthermore, changes in the incidence of some endocrinological disorders during this period were noted in clinical practice, without a causal relationship yet well established.
Not much research is published concerning COVID and consequences on diabetes management in children, though some articles explore obesity increase as a result of lockdown behavior. However, there are few studies on precocious puberty increase due to the pandemic. Bone consequences, as well as growth consequences, due to lockdown and the COVID pandemic are scarce. Moreover, there is a lack of data on incidence and prevalence of adrenal insufficiency/ adrenal crisis during the pandemic.
The aim of this Research Topic is to bring more consistent data on the already known endocrine disruptions caused in children by the lockdown (e.g. Increased obesity prevalence, incidence of precocious puberty, consequences of impaired follow-up on endocrine disorders). The collection will also provide opportunity to expose other endocrine consequences of lockdown in children that have not yet been reported.
The scope refers to manuscripts focused in observational studies, case-control studies, systematic reviews, and, in selected themes, perspectives and case (case series) reports. Accepted themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) Precocious puberty and the pandemic (more data on etiology);
2) Adrenal insufficiency and COVID19 in children;
3)Prevalence of adrenal crises during the pandemic;
4) Etiology in the increase of pediatric obesity during the pandemic;
5) Changes in diabetes care during the pandemic;
6)Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus increase and COVID19;
7)Children and adolescent growth patterns during the pandemic;
8) Bone metabolism in children (healthy or not) and the pandemic;
9) Exposure of endocrine disruptors in children/adolescents during the pandemic;
10) Thyroid disorders and Covid19 in children
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