Authors: Keshav K. Singh,* Gyaneshwer Chaubey,* Jake Y. Chen, and Prashanth Suravajhala Because of the ongoing pandemic around the world, the mechanisms underlying the SARS-CoV-2-induced COVID-19 are subject to intense investigation. Based on […]
Chronic Fatigue May Be Long-Term Effect of COVID
Authors: Carolyn Crist A large number of people who contract the coronavirus don’t fully recover in a few weeks, and many of them are experiencing chronic fatigue. More than a […]
Cytokine Storm in COVID-19: The Current Evidence and Treatment Strategies
Authors: Yujun Tang,† Jiajia Liu,† Dingyi Zhang, Zhenghao Xu, Jinjun Ji,* and Chengping Wen* Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 25 May 2020, the […]
SARS-CoV-2 infection: The role of cytokines in COVID-19 disease
Authors: Víctor J Costela-Ruiz 1, Rebeca Illescas-Montes 1, Jose M Puerta-Puerta 2, Concepción Ruiz 3, Lucia Melguizo-Rodríguez 1 COVID-19 disease, caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, is related to a series of physiopathological mechanisms that mobilize a wide variety of […]
Cytokine storm in COVID-19: pathogenesis and overview of anti-inflammatory agents used in treatment
Authors: Mehmet Soy 1, Gökhan Keser 2, Pamir Atagündüz 3, Fehmi Tabak 4, Işık Atagündüz 5, Servet Kayhan COVID-19 infection has a heterogenous disease course; it may be asymptomatic or causes only mild symptoms in the majority of the cases, […]
TNF Biologics and COVID-19: What Autoimmune Patients Need to Know
Authors: If you’re taking a type of medication known as tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, also called anti-TNF or TNFis, you may be wondering how these drugs could impact your chances […]
Persistent COVID-19-associated neurocognitive symptoms in non-hospitalized patients
Authors: Joanna Hellmuth 1 2, T Allen Barnett 3, Breton M Asken 4, J Daniel Kelly 5, Leonel Torres 6, Melanie L Stephens 4 7, Bryan Greenhouse 6, Jeffrey N Martin 5, Felicia C Chow 7 8, Steven G Deeks 9, Meredith Greene 10, Bruce L Miller 4 7, Wesley Annan 4 7, Timothy J Henrich 6, Michael J Peluso 9 As cases of […]
COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases: Patient Perspectives and Concerns
Authors: Meghna Rao The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that individuals with autoimmune diseases and those with weakened immune systems receive the COVID-19 vaccines; however, no solid […]
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
Authors: Aakriti Gupta, Mahesh V. Madhavan, […]Donald W. Landry Although COVID-19 is most well known for causing substantial respiratory pathology, it can also result in several extrapulmonary manifestations. These conditions include thrombotic […]
Complications Coronavirus Can Cause
Authors: WebMD If you have COVID-19, the illness that comes from infection with the recently discovered coronavirus, your symptoms may be relatively mild and manageable at home. That’s true for most people. […]