Use of anakinra in severe COVID-19: A case report

Coronavirus disease 19 is a global healthcare emergency with a high lethality rate. Relevant inflammatory cytokine storm is associated with severity of disease, and IL1 inhibition is a cornerstone treatment for hyperinflammatory diseases. We present here the case of a patient with critical COVID-19 successfully treated with IL-1 receptor antagonist (anakinra)..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 96(2020), Seite 607-609

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Giovanni Filocamo [VerfasserIn]
Davide Mangioni [VerfasserIn]
Paola Tagliabue [VerfasserIn]
Stefano Aliberti [VerfasserIn]
Giorgio Costantino [VerfasserIn]
Francesca Minoia [VerfasserIn]
Alessandra Bandera [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anakinra
Biologic
COVID-19
IL-1
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Treatment

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ027709442