Case of pneumonia with asymptomatic drug improved with symptomatic virus on March 3 6:24
A report was posted on the website of the Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases that a patient who became infected with the new coronavirus and developed pneumonia showed improvement in symptoms after administering the inhalation-type drug used to treat asthma. it was done. The physicians who reported reported that the number of patients was small, and they will work with other medical institutions to determine the effect in the future.
The report was posted on the website of the Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases by groups such as Kanagawa Prefectural Ashigaragami Hospital, which treated the passengers of the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship with a new outbreak of coronavirus.
According to reports, the group obtained consent from three patients with pneumonia who were confirmed to be infected with ciclesonide, a type of asthma treatment that inhales steroids to suppress immunity. It was administered.
All three patients were 65 years old or older and were not seriously inhaled, but all were improved two days after receiving ciclesonide on the 20th of last month, and the 73-year-old woman was discharged. You say you did.
The group received information about the drug from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and administered it. By inhaling it until it reached the lungs, the group is expected to have the effect of suppressing inflammation in the lungs where the virus is growing.
The group says that the number of patients is small and the effect cannot be assessed, and will work with other healthcare providers to determine the effect in the future.