Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infecting with the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that was
recognized in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China. As the infection
spread and rapidly becomes a global pandemic, effective therapy is
urgently needed against the new coronavirus due to the increased
morbidity and mortality rates. Based on this aspect, several therapeutic
options have been explored, one of which is corticosteroids. Though the
application of corticosteroids in treating COVID-19 remains
controversial, this review aimed to evaluate and describe the
effectiveness and safety of corticosteroids in the management of
COVID-19.