Worrying situation regarding the use of dexamethasone for COVID-19

Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2020 Jan-Dec:14:1753466620942131. doi: 10.1177/1753466620942131.

Authors

Michael Anthonius Lim¹, Raymond Pranata²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, 15811, Indonesia.
² Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia.

No abstract available

Keywords: coronavirus; corticosteroid: hoax; media; misinformation.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Consumer Health Information / standards
Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / mortality
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
Critical Illness
Dexamethasone / administration & dosage*
Dexamethasone / adverse effects
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
Humans
Information Dissemination
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Dexamethasone