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Comment
. 2021 Apr 15;57(4):2100224.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00224-2021. Print 2021 Apr.

Corticosteroids in COVID-19: one size does not fit all

Athena Gogali  1 , Chris Kyriakopoulos  1 , Konstantinos Kostikas  2
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Comment

Corticosteroids in COVID-19: one size does not fit all

Athena Gogali et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Organising pneumonia and acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia have been reported as the predominant patterns in pathological samples from COVID-19 patients. Critically ill COVID-19 patients may benefit even more from higher corticosteroid doses. https://bit.ly/3timqPM

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: A. Gogali has nothing to disclose. Conflicts of interest: C. Kyriakopoulos has nothing to disclose. Conflicts of interest: K. Kostikas has nothing to disclose.

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