Interleukin-6 blockade and cytokine release syndrome in coronavirus disease of 2019: Is that a lot? Thoughts from the emergency department

Interleukin-6 is pro-inflammatory cytokine which plays a role in cytokine storm and brought into notice with corona virus disease of 2019. Lymphopenia and dysregulated immune response were seen in the critically ill patients of corona virus disease of 2019. IL-6 inhibitors were proposed as a treatme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sadaf Sheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
Online Access:http://www.jept.ir/article_91642.html