Covid-19 hyperinflammation and post-Covid-19 illness may be rooted in mast cell activation syndrome

Objectives: One-fifth of Covid-19 patients suffer a severe course of Covid-19 infection; however, the specific causes remain unclear. Mast cells (MCs) are activated by SARS-CoV-2. Although only recently recognized, MC activation syndrome (MCAS), usually due to acquired MC clonality, is a chronic mul...

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Main Authors: Lawrence B. Afrin, Leonard B. Weinstock, Gerhard J. Molderings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220307323