Treatment of cytokine storm syndrome with IL‐1 receptor antagonist anakinra in a patient with ARDS caused by COVID‐19 infection: A case report

oleh: Leonard Kaps, Christian Labenz, Daniel Grimm, Andreas Schwarting, Peter R. Galle, Oliver Schreiner

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2020-12-01

Deskripsi

Abstract The biological anakinra appears promising to halt cytokine storm syndrome seen in severe courses of COVID‐19. However, immunosuppression with anakinra may facilitate sepsis, necessitating continuous screening for bacterial superinfections.