Dexamethasone treatment may mitigate adverse effects of vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Charlotte WenbanRandeep S HeerVadir BaktashPirabakaran KandiahTheodora KatsanouliAsmita PandeyRyan GoindooAfiyah AjazKoenraad Van den AbbeeleAmit K J MandalConstantinos G MissourisPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2021)
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with elevated markers of cytokine storm and higher ventilatory requirements in hospitalized Covid-19 patients. Dexamethasone treatment appears to mitigate adverse effects of vitamin D deficiency.