Tocilizumab therapy in individuals with COVID-19 infection and hyperinflammatory state

Respirology. 2020 Oct;25(10):1090-1094. doi: 10.1111/resp.13912. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Cormac McCarthy^{1

2}, Stefano Savinelli^{3

4}, Eoin R Feeney^{3

4}, Marcus W Butler^{1

2}, Cathal O'Broin^{3

4}, Silke Ryan^{1

2}, Lorraine O'Neill⁵, David J Murphy⁶, Charles G Gallagher¹, Edward F McKone¹, Sarmad Waqas³, Aoife Cotter⁴, Peter Doran², Michael P Keane^{1

2}, Patrick W Mallon^{3

4}

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Centre for Experimental Pathogen Host Research (CEPHR), University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
⁶ Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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Keywords: COVID-19; autoimmune disease; pneumonia; viral infection.