Abstract
Introduction : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting populations worldwide. Remdesivir is an anti-retroviral agent, with a broad spectrum of usage. Remdesivir usage against COVID-19 had been studied both in vitro and in vivo but is still considered a new treatment for COVID-19 and is not available in all countries. The aim of our study was to report several cases of the use of Remdesivir in Sudanese patients and report the adverse events related to the course of treatment. Methods: A case series study was conducted in Imperial Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan reporting two cases who received Remdesivir for treating COVID-19 besides other treatments such as steroids and supportive therapy in December 2020. Cases were males aged over 65 years. Cases presentation: Both patients were severe cases of COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), who received Remdesivir for treating COVID-19 infection. Several side effects were reported: the first case had increased liver enzymes and then unexpectedly died from severe resistant hypotension; and hypoalbuminemia was noticed in the second case. Conclusions: Remdesivir use among patients in Sudan must be studied extensively in order to determine the unexpected fatal event and assess the association of this event to Remdesivir use, as well as to report the frequency of the side effects.
Keywords: COVID-19; Imperial Hospital; Remdesivir; Sudan; Sudanese patients.; hypotension; liver enzymes; treatment.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Treatment, Remdesivir, Hypotension, Sudan, Imperial Hospital, Sudanese patients., liver enzymes, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, coronavirus disease, Coronavirus disease 2019, pandemic, therapy, intensive care, Infection, intensive care unit, Remdesivir, in vitro, Steroids, ICU, Population, adverse events, COVID-19 infection, Hypotension, adverse event, male, Patient, severe cases, Side effects, in vivo, liver, association, broad spectrum, liver enzymes, Frequency, steroid, Hypoalbuminemia, supportive therapy, Side effect, Usage, Severe case, other treatments, treating COVID-19, increased liver enzymes, Course, died, conducted, case sery, determine, affecting, increased liver enzyme, other treatment, treatment for COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Treatment, Infection, Remdesivir, case sery,