Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, InFlaMed Inc., One Innovation Center, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Case Report
COVID-19 Associated Cytokine Storm: A Double Edged Sword of Sustained Protection for Some Survivors or a Deadly Outcome for Many
Author(s): Amod P Kulkarni and Girish J Kotwal*
The global pandemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not yet over. The widespread infection from the
COVID-19 virus resulted in unusual hyperinflammatory response in certain individuals leading to the cytokine storm and mortality. Efficacy and
safety of the current therapeutic strategies in treating these patients still needs to be further probed. Although scientists across the globe are busy
delineating the cause of unusual immune response in some of the COVID-19 patients, the underlying aetiological complexities associated with
the cytokine storm still needs to be unearthed. To this goal, a very high level of pro-inflammatory markers followed by a sustained unexpected
and prolonged antibody response in a well-documented case of surviving severe COVID-19 infection with simultaneous cytokine storm during the
COVID-19 pandemic b.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2023.13.1612
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