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cord-255899-ehcod7c4	Urano, Akira	Short-Term Corticosteroid Therapy for Early Exacerbation of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	1512	101	40	title: Short-Term Corticosteroid Therapy for Early Exacerbation of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report A Chinese study reported that the mortality rate of COVID-19 is 2.3% in China, which is not as high as that of SARS or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS); however, the elderly and patients with underlying comorbidities are at a higher risk of the disease and its related mortality [3] . Here, we present the case of a patient with COVID-19 whose condition improved with short-term systemic corticosteroid treatment early after exacerbation of pneumonia. This study reports the case of a COVID-19 patient with improved overall conditions after short-term systemic corticosteroid treatment early after the exacerbation of pneumonia. In the present case, SpO 2 and radiographic findings improved the day after systemic corticosteroid treatment was initiated, with no exacerbation of respiratory status or pneumonia, after discontinuation of corticosteroid treatment. The Author's Response: Case of the index patient who caused tertiary transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 in Korea: The application of lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia monitored by Quantitative RT-PCR	./cache/cord-255899-ehcod7c4.txt	./txt/cord-255899-ehcod7c4.txt