Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 13, 2020

COVID-19 in a patient with long-term use of glucocorticoids: A study of a familial cluster

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  • Han et al report a familial cluster of COVID-19 where a 47-year-old woman with long-term use of glucocorticoids did not develop any symptoms within the 14- day quarantine period but was confirmed with COVID-19 on day 40 after she left Wuhan. The results suggest that the long-term use of glucocorticoids might cause atypical infections, a long incubation period, and extra transmission of COVID-19.

Han et al. (May 2020). COVID-19 in a patient with long-term use of glucocorticoids: A study of a familial cluster. Clinical Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2020.108413