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My husband is covid 19 positive. he is 29 years old. its day 3. he is having fever 100.4 on an average( yesterday it was 101.7) average. average mild headache. and nose blocked for now. we are taking steam, gargles, vit C, zinc, dolo, Azee. and he is under isolation now. Shall i start with Dexa 6mg too? to prevent the virus entering lungs too. what do i do next?
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As of now he just requires symptomatic management
Check spo2 daily twice
If fever / cough persist beyond 5 days he may require inhalational steroids
Oral steroid is not indicated now
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Noooooo.no Dexa now .it will damage his lungs ,you can give after 7 days .
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Dr. Aman Gangwani
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Kanpur
Donot start steroids without a proper consultation
Consult a doctor for further evaluation and management
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