%0 Journal Article
%T COVID-19 and the Vascular Elderly Subject: Illustration of Therapeutic Management with Corticosteroids in an Elderly Diabetic Patient with COVID-19
%A Ibrahima Amadou Dembele
%A Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
%A Romuald Nounga Nyanke
%A S¨¦kou Landoure
%A St¨¦phane Loique Djeugoue
%A Adama Sinayoko
%A Nouhoum Kone
%A Paul Antoni
%A Amadou Nouroudine
%A Rosunee Ahsveen
%A Yacouba Kon¨¦
%A Aoua Diarra
%A Tania Mekuiko Ngeupi
%A Mamadou Cissoko
%A Mamadou Mall¨¦
%A Ke£¿ta Kaly
%A Djibril Sy
%A Dj¨¦n¨¦bou Traor¨¦
%A Didier Muk¨¦ba Tshialala
%A Ass¨¦tou Soukho Kaya
%A Emmanuel Andres
%J Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics
%P 1-6
%@ 2162-5824
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojcd.2024.141001
%X <strong>Introduction: </strong>The severity of Sars-Cov-2 infection is associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The progression to ARDS appears to be driven by a major inflammatory mechanism potentially sensitive to corticosteroids. <strong>Observation: </strong>This article describes the case of an elderly patient was admitted to emergency departments for intense asthenia, accompanied by motor diarrhoea, dyspnoea with desaturation in ambient air, in a context of strong suspicion of infection linked to COVID-19. The article also reviews the existing literature on the diagnosis and treatment of this severe form of the disease. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Corticosteroids, and in particular dexamethasone, have been shown to be effective in the management of patients with COVID-19, an oxygen-releasing disease.
%K COVID-19
%K Diabetes Mellitus
%K Elderly person
%K Corticosteroids
%K Internal Medicine
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=132147