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Post COVID-19 complications, adjunct therapy explored, and steroidal after effects.

Authors :
Sonkar, Charu
Hase, Vaishnavi
Banerjee, Durba
Kumar, Awanish
Kumar, Rajesh
Jha, Hem Chandra
Source :
Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 2022, Vol. 100 Issue 7, p459-474. 16p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

For COVID-19 survivors, defeating the virus is just the beginning of a long road to recovery. The inducibility and catastrophic effects of the virus are distributed across multiple organs. The induction of cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients is due to the interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the host receptor, leading to various immunopathological consequences that may eventually lead to death. So far, COVID-19 has affected tons of people across the world, but there is still no effective treatment. Patients facing complications of COVID-19 after recovery have shown extensive clinical symptoms similar to that of patients recovering from previously circulating coronaviruses. Previous knowledge and literature have opened up ways to treat this disease and manage post-COVID-19 complications, which pose a severe challenge to the health system globally and may exacerbate the fragmentation of diseases. The use of steroids as a treatment has resulted in various health problems and side-effects in COVID-19 patients. This review discusses various post-COVID-19 complications observed and adjunctive therapies used along with common COVID-19 treatment and spotlights their side effects and consequences. This review provides the latest literature on COVID-19, which emphasizes the subsequent complications in various organs, side effects of drugs, and alternative regimens used to treat COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00084042
Volume :
100
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
157669155
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2021-0247