SARS-CoV-2 infection and glucose homeostasis in pregnancy. What about antenatal corticosteroids?

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Administration of corticosteroids is common in obstetric practice. In this concise review we queried on the effects of corticosteroids in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2.

METHODS: We performed a literature search on PubMed, regarding the use of corticosteroids in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2, as well as their impact on glycemia in pregnant women with or without diabetes. Furthermore, we searched for effects of SARS-CoV-2 and of other coronaviridae on insulin secretion and glycemia.

RESULTS: SARS-CoV-2 infection appears to be a risk factor for complications in pregnancy. Corticosteroids may not be recommended for treating SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia but they may be needed for at-risk pregnancies. Corticosteroids in pregnancy have a diabetogenic potential. SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviridae may have effects on glycemia.

CONCLUSIONS: Caution should be exercised while using corticosteroids in pregnant women with COVID-19 requiring preterm delivery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Diabetes & metabolic syndrome - 14(2020), 4 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 519-520

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kakoulidis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Ilias, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Koukkou, Eftychia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Betamethasone
Coronavirus
Hyperglycemia
Insulin
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.07.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.dsx.2020.04.045

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309715377