Weather the Cytokine Storm: A Report of Successful Management of a Colon Cancer Survivor and a Critically Ill Patient with COVID-19

Weather the Cytokine Storm: A Report of Successful Management of a Colon Cancer Survivor and a Critically Ill Patient with COVID-19

Patients with novel corona virus infection (COVID-19) can develop acute respiratory failure secondary to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cytokine storm is suggested as one of underlying mechanisms for the rapid clinical decline. Immunocompromised patients and cancer patients are at particular r...

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Main Authors: Mansoor Khalid, Tarek Dernaika, Lirin Jacob, Pavan Annamaraju, Achuta K. Guddati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
cancer
covid-19
cytokine
tocilizumab
virus
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/509507

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