Prolonged SARS-CoV2 Viral Shedding in an Elderly Patient.
covid-19
elderly patients
keywords: case reports
sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2)
systemic steroids
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 May 2021
19 May 2021
Historique:
entrez:
23
6
2021
pubmed:
24
6
2021
medline:
24
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34159030
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15128
pmc: PMC8213488
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e15128Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Jariwal et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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