Saudi Med J
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Saudi Med J
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Observational Study
Impact of diabetes mellitus and co-morbidities on mortality in patients with COVID-19: A single-center retrospective study.
To describe the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on clinical outcomes of patients admitted with COVID-19 infection. ⋯ The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection is higher among diabetic patients; particularly, those with preexisting co-morbidities or geriatric patients. Diabetic patients are prone to a severe clinical course of COVID-19 and a significantly higher mortality rate.
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To investigate the clinicopathological features, insulin resistance (IR) status, and the outcomes of populations with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the breast. ⋯ Primary DLBCL of the breast was very rare; more than half of the cases had IR, but IR did not affect their survival.