Shahana Riyaz Tramboo, Ahmed M E Elkhalifa, Syed Quibtiya, Sofi Imtiyaz Ali, Naveed Nazir Shah, Syed Taifa, Rabia Rakhshan, Iqra Hussain Shah, Muzafar Ahmad Mir, Masood Malik, Zahid Ramzan, Nusrat Bashir, Shubeena Ahad, Ibraq Khursheed, Elsharif A Bazie, Elsadig Mohamed Ahmed, Abozer Y Elderdery, Fawaz O Alenazy, Awadh Alanazi, Badr Alzahrani, Muharib Alruwaili, Emad Manni, Sanaa E Hussein, Ezeldine K Abdalhabib, Showkat Ul Nabi
Cytokine storm (CS) refers to the spontaneous dysregulated and hyper-activated inflammatory reaction occurring in various clinical conditions, ranging from microbial infection to end-stage organ failure. Recently the novel coronavirus involved in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) has been associated with the pathological phenomenon of CS in critically ill patients. Furthermore, critically ill patients suffering from CS are likely to have a grave prognosis and a higher case fatality rate...
May 15, 2024: Heliyon