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  • While cytokine storm develops in a minority of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, novel treatment approaches are desperately needed for those in whom it does Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 receptor antibody, has been utilized for the treatment of cytokine storm in a number of severe inflammatory conditions, including in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Here, we present the first published case utilizing this therapy in a patient with underlying immunodeficiency Our patient with aplastic anemia developed cytokine storm due to COVID-19 manifested by fever, severe hypoxia, pulmonary infiltrates, and elevated inflammatory markers Following treatment with tocilizumab, cytokine storm resolved, and the patient was ultimately safely discharged from the hospital
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  • Frontiers_in_Oncology
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  • WHO
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  • Case Report: Tocilizumab for the Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Patient With Aplastic Anemia
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  • #844563
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  • 2020

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