Safety and efficacy of early high-dose IV anakinra in severe COVID-19 lung disease

Recent evidence derived from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), shows a direct correlation between the severity of systemic inflammation, progression to respiratory failure, and fatal outcome.1 The appearance of clinical signs of severe pneumonia is associated with progressive and persistent elevation of D-dimer and…

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