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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 May 19;13(5):e15128.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15128.
Prolonged SARS-CoV2 Viral Shedding in an Elderly Patient
Roopam Jariwal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nadia Raza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael Valdez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayham Aboeed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ralph Garcia-Pacheco[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been devastating to the elderly population, especially due to a lack of clear guidelines for treatment. Corticosteroids have been the mainstay in treating the cytokine storm caused by the virus. In the past, prolonged viral shedding of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was noted in patients treated with high-dose corticosteroids. It is unclear whether this also holds true for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). To our knowledge, this case report highlights the longest reported disease course of SARS-CoV2, lasting approximately 210 days.
Keywords: covid-19; elderly patients; keywords: case reports; sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2); systemic steroids.
. 2021 May 19;13(5):e15128.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15128.
Prolonged SARS-CoV2 Viral Shedding in an Elderly Patient
Roopam Jariwal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nadia Raza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael Valdez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayham Aboeed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ralph Garcia-Pacheco[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34159030
- PMCID: PMC8213488
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15128
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been devastating to the elderly population, especially due to a lack of clear guidelines for treatment. Corticosteroids have been the mainstay in treating the cytokine storm caused by the virus. In the past, prolonged viral shedding of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was noted in patients treated with high-dose corticosteroids. It is unclear whether this also holds true for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). To our knowledge, this case report highlights the longest reported disease course of SARS-CoV2, lasting approximately 210 days.
Keywords: covid-19; elderly patients; keywords: case reports; sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2); systemic steroids.