2020
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218836
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Correspondence on ‘Interleukin-6 receptor blockade with subcutaneous tocilizumab in severe COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation: case–control study’

Abstract: Figure 1 Timeline of clinical and laboratory findings within the first 30 days after admission. (A) Clinical course, requirement of mechanical ventilation/CRRT/IHD, antiretroviral therapy with lopinavir/ritonavir and administration of tocilizumab/prednisolone are shown. (B-D) Laboratory findings and peripheral blood counts are shown. CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; IHD, intermittent haemodialysis; IL, interleukin.

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“…Moreover, vaccination is a strong stimulator of the immune system, coordinating a humoral and cellular adaptive immunity to polarize a vaccine-induced T cell response, also reported for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines ( 32 ). Vaccine-induced reactivation of CMV may have similarities with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) characterized by a paradoxical worsening of preexisting infection due to a reconstituted capacity for an inflammatory response following the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), also reported in COVID-19 ( 33 , 34 ). In addition, CMV reactivation is known to trigger an inflammatory response often persisting in COVID-19 patients long after SARS-CoV-2 is no longer detectable, which might be relevant for patients with long COVID that still have symptoms months after SARS-CoV-2 infection ( 35 , 36 ).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, vaccination is a strong stimulator of the immune system, coordinating a humoral and cellular adaptive immunity to polarize a vaccine-induced T cell response, also reported for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines ( 32 ). Vaccine-induced reactivation of CMV may have similarities with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) characterized by a paradoxical worsening of preexisting infection due to a reconstituted capacity for an inflammatory response following the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), also reported in COVID-19 ( 33 , 34 ). In addition, CMV reactivation is known to trigger an inflammatory response often persisting in COVID-19 patients long after SARS-CoV-2 is no longer detectable, which might be relevant for patients with long COVID that still have symptoms months after SARS-CoV-2 infection ( 35 , 36 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another concern during the pandemic has been the impact of basal ISTs (CS, antimalarials, and DMARDs) on the prognosis of COVID-19. The onset of hyper-inflammatory syndromes and even immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with poor prognosis have been described in the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection [ 48 ]. Immunosuppressive therapies have been used for the treatment of this inflammatory phase of the disease [ 24 , 49 ], similar to other ADs associated with viral infections (such as cryoglobulinemia and hepatitis C virus or polyarteritis nodosa and hepatitis B virus [ 50 ]).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…1 In conclusion, we here confirm that risk stratification for COVID-CS is also predictive in an independent cohort of critically ill patients with severe COVID-19, highlighting the relevance of hyperinflammation and tissue damage associated with disease severity and COVID-19 mortality as reported previously. [3][4][5][6]…”
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