Use of Steroids in COVID-19 Patients: What is known?

Syed Muhammad Mustahsan; Marzia Tahir; Emad Uddin Siddiqui

doi:10.29271/jcpsp.2022.03.407

Use of Steroids in COVID-19 Patients: What is known?

Syed Muhammad Mustahsan, Marzia Tahir, Emad Uddin Siddiqui

Emergency Medicine, East Africa

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Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated the role of steroids in the standard of care despite minimum direct evidence of their efficacy in COVID-19 patients and their well-known adverse effects. The literature abounds on the side effects of steroids affecting different organ systems of the body. COVID-19 patients, who are on long-term steroids, are more susceptible to their adverse effects. We, herein, briefly review the potential uses and the adverse effects of steroids on different organ systems of the body.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-408
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.29271/jcpsp.2022.03.407
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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Adverse effects
COVID-19
Steroids

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