Management of a case of COVID-19 with adrenal crisis at a semi-urban primary healthcare center

Authors

  • Chinmay Saha Podder Medical Officer, Debidwar Upazila Health Complex, Cumilla, Bangladesh
  • Nandini Chowdhury Medical Officer, Debidwar Upazila Health Complex,Cumilla, Bangladesh
  • Wasim Md Mohosin Ul Haque Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, adrenal insufficiency

Abstract

Prolonged steroid use and the resultant adrenal insufficiency pose an increased risk of severe disease in patients with COVID-19. We describe here a case of Covid-19 with adrenal crisis in an elderly man at a semiurban primary healthcare center. He and his family were forced to leave their home because of being infected with SARS-CoV-2. He was managed for adrenal crisis at a limited resource setting with a good outcome. This case also highlights the importance of social stigma related to COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

Birdem Med J 2020; 10, COVID Supplement: 122-126

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2020-12-28

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Management of a case of COVID-19 with adrenal crisis at a semi-urban primary healthcare center. (2020). BIRDEM Medical Journal, 10, 122-126. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50998

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Vol. 10, COVID Supplement

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Case Reports

How to Cite

Management of a case of COVID-19 with adrenal crisis at a semi-urban primary healthcare center. (2020). BIRDEM Medical Journal, 10, 122-126. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50998