A schedule for tapering glucocorticoid treatment in patients with severe SARS-CoV 2 infection can prevent acute adrenal insufficiency in the geriatric population.

Irene TizianelElena RuggieroMarianna TorchioMatteo SimonatoChiara SeresinFrancesco BigolinIlaria Pivetta BottaGiulia BanoMario Rosario Lo StortoCarla ScaroniFilippo Ceccato

Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) (2024)

A structured schedule for the tapering of GC treatment used in patients with severe COVID-19 can reduce the risk of adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency.

Keyphrases

liver failure
drug induced
coronavirus disease
respiratory failure
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early onset
aortic dissection
mass spectrometry
combination therapy
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
solid phase extraction