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SUBMITTER: Gustine JN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7484812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gustine Joshua N JN Jones Dennis D
The American journal of pathology 20200911 1
The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis worldwide. Recent studies indicate that a hyperinflammatory syndrome induced by SARS-CoV-2 contributes to disease severity and mortality in COVID-19. In this review, an overview of the pathophysiology underlying the hyperinflammatory syndrome in severe COVID-19 is provided. The current evidence suggests that the hyp ...[more]