Based on the RECOVERY trial, glucocorticoids have become the mainstay of treatment for COVID-19, thus increasing the risk of opportunistic infections. We report a case of disseminated with documented meningoencephalitis in a patient with severe COVID-19 in the setting of prolonged glucocorticoid administration with poor outcome likely due to adrenal involvement.
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