Calcifediol Treatment and COVID-19-Related Outcomes

COVID-19 Risk Perception and its Related Factors and Outcomes in Vulnerable Groups: A Systematic Review

COVID-19 and its Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease that resulted in 4533645 deaths until September first, 2021. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients receive immunosuppressive drugs. Thus, there is a concern that these drugs will reduce the patient’s immune system resistance against COVID19. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of COVID19 and its ...

Effect of Statin Treatment on COVID-19 Patients’ Outcomes: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Clinical Trial

Background: Statins may be protective against viral infection and have been suggested for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of atorvastatin on COVID-19 patients. Methods: Our study is a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial that constitutes a population of COVID-19 patients admitted to Bu-Ali Sina Hospi...

Adverse cutaneous reactions of COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 pandemic has led to many mortalities since the beginning of 2020. As there was no previous experience, no specific therapy was used, except for gloves, masks, special clothes, and antiseptics. So various pharmacologic and non-pharmacological treatments were tried. World Health Organization published therapeutic protocols in the first weeks of the pandemic that has been changed over mo...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Immunopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

SARS-CoV-2 is a member of the coronaviruses family that causes the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China in late 2019 which has exploded to a global pandemic. The reference genome of the SARS-CoV-2 is considered to be very closely related to SARS-CoV and the virus uses the ACE-2 receptor for cellular entry similar to SARS-CoV. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, c...