tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Aug 2;13(8):e16841.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16841. eCollection 2021 Aug.
The Role of Steroids in the Management of COVID-19 Infection
Zayar Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wai Hnin Phyu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zin Hnin Phyu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tin Zar Mon[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Steroids are anti-inflammatory drugs that have been utilized in a wide range of clinical illnesses, including rheumatologic, autoimmune, inflammatory, and numerous lung diseases. Because of the inhibition of the inflammatory cascade, corticosteroids are beneficial in many pulmonary disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), laryngotracheobronchitis, interstitial lung diseases, severe pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. We will report a case of a COVID-19 patient treated with remdesivir, antibiotics, and steroids. We will also discuss the role of steroids in the management of COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: coronavirus disease (covid-19); corticosteroids in covid-19; covid-19 pneumonia; dexamethasone; systemic steroids.
. 2021 Aug 2;13(8):e16841.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16841. eCollection 2021 Aug.
The Role of Steroids in the Management of COVID-19 Infection
Zayar Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wai Hnin Phyu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zin Hnin Phyu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tin Zar Mon[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34522487
- PMCID: PMC8425064
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16841
Abstract
Steroids are anti-inflammatory drugs that have been utilized in a wide range of clinical illnesses, including rheumatologic, autoimmune, inflammatory, and numerous lung diseases. Because of the inhibition of the inflammatory cascade, corticosteroids are beneficial in many pulmonary disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), laryngotracheobronchitis, interstitial lung diseases, severe pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. We will report a case of a COVID-19 patient treated with remdesivir, antibiotics, and steroids. We will also discuss the role of steroids in the management of COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: coronavirus disease (covid-19); corticosteroids in covid-19; covid-19 pneumonia; dexamethasone; systemic steroids.