Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020, it has been wreaking havoc across countries, affecting people’s lives. Corticosteroids have proven to provide a mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19. Although dexamethasone is the most...
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| description | Since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020, it has been wreaking havoc across countries, affecting people’s lives. Corticosteroids have proven to provide a mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19. Although dexamethasone is the most commonly used glucocorticoid and have shown to have mortality benefit in COVID-19 patients, it cannot be used in patients with adrenal insufficiency due to its lack of mineralocorticoid activity. Herein, we discuss a case of challenging corticosteroid management in a patient with COVID-19 complicated by her medical history of bilateral adrenalectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b31b1e06f0734ca18da46db6d6e0e62f2025-08-20T02:23:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332021-01-01202110.1155/2021/58566005856600Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral AdrenalectomyWilliam Lim0Frederick Lim1Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, USADepartment of Endocrinology/Internal Medicine, Prisma Health, Columbia, SC, USASince the World Health Organization (WHO) announced coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020, it has been wreaking havoc across countries, affecting people’s lives. Corticosteroids have proven to provide a mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19. Although dexamethasone is the most commonly used glucocorticoid and have shown to have mortality benefit in COVID-19 patients, it cannot be used in patients with adrenal insufficiency due to its lack of mineralocorticoid activity. Herein, we discuss a case of challenging corticosteroid management in a patient with COVID-19 complicated by her medical history of bilateral adrenalectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5856600 |
| spellingShingle | William Lim Frederick Lim Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy |
| title_full | Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy |
| title_fullStr | Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy |
| title_short | Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy |
| title_sort | corticosteroid management of coronavirus 2019 covid 19 in patients with bilateral adrenalectomy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5856600 |
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