Global Health & Medicine
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Corticosteroid therapy for severe COVID-19 pneumonia: optimal dose and duration of administration
Wataru MatsudaTatsuya OkamotoTatsuki UemuraKentaro KobayashiRyo SasakiAkio Kimura
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: 2020.01046

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Severe COVID-19 is associated with a hyperinflammatory state, and corticosteroid therapy may be effective. We review the recent literature and discuss the appropriate dose and duration of corticosteroid therapy. Low-dose corticosteroid therapy is often used to treat COVID-19. However, several doses of methylprednisolone (or prednisolone) have been attempted, ranging from about 40 mg/day to 2 mg/kg/day. Doses may need to be adjusted depending on severity. Corticosteroid therapy is generally administered for a short period over several days. However, COVID-19-induced respiratory failure is often prolonged, so longer administration may be considered. Careful monitoring for complications due to corticosteroid therapy is vital.

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