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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shirley, Debbie-Ann
• Moonah, Shannon

Titel

COVID-19 and Corticosteroids: Unfamiliar but Potentially Fatal Infections That Can Arise following Short-Course Steroid Treatment

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2021-01, Vol.104 (3), p.790-793

Ort / Verlag

United States: Institute of Tropical Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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.