Hyperinflammation with COVID-19: The key to patient deterioration?

Hyperinflammation with COVID-19: The key to patient deterioration?

Background: The potential risk of cytokine storm in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been described [1]; we write to share our experience treating a 17-year-old male with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to COVID-19 infection. Case report: This patient present...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Haigh, Zoe Joanna Syrimi, Sharon Irvine, Tom J. Blanchard, Muhammad Sajid Pervaiz, Arpad G. Toth, Libuse Ratcliffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
Subjects:
Communicable diseases
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Coronavirus infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170220300200

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