It was during the second wave of coronavirus in India when the administration or rather the misuse of steroids on COVID-19 patients led to an uproar and caused unprecedented health challenges. From severe side effects to a rare but aggressive fungal infection, steroid use became infamously popular for treating patients with COVID but with heightened risks.
However, use of steroids is not something new in the medical field and has been ongoing even before the onset of the SARs-CoV-2 infections. It is used to treat several conditions wherein the body’s defense system does not function properly and causes tissue damage.
