Baseline Serum Total Cortisol During the Primary Corona Virus Infection in the Beginning of the Pandemic in Cameroon

Rapidly declared as a pandemic, COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease with a clinical presentation ranging from mild, moderate to severe [1]. The cytokine storm track is cited as the reason for the severity and mortality during COVID-19 [2]. However, the determinants of severity and mortality during COVID-19 are still poorly understood. While it is true that the elemental lesion is thromboembolic and affects the pulmonary parenchyma, it cannot be excluded that the adrenal gland is affected.