COVID-19 and Corticosteroids: Unfamiliar but Potentially Fatal Infections That Can Arise following Short-Course Steroid Treatment.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 104(3): 790-793, 2021 Jan 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1256886
ABSTRACT
Corticosteroid use is increasing worldwide as recent studies confer survival benefit of corticosteroids in the management of patients with severe COVID-19. Strongyloides and amebic infections are neglected diseases that can progress to catastrophic complications in patients exposed to corticosteroids, even with short treatment courses. To prevent lethal outcomes, clinicians should be aware of the threat these two parasitic infections pose to at-risk patients receiving corticosteroids, especially in the era of COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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