Longitudinal Characterization of Cytokine Overproduction: A Case Report in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients With Hyperinflammation in Bronchoalveolar Lavage.
Front Med (Lausanne)
; 8: 690523, 2021.
Article
Dans Anglais
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1438418
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The longitudinal characterization and risk of poor outcomes related to cytokine overproduction in critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with hyperinflammation in bronchoalveolar lavage requires further investigation.Methods:
We enrolled two critically ill patients with comorbidities diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detected by RT-PCR during hospitalization. Clinical characteristics, longitudinal immunological, and biochemical parameters of each critical COVID-19 case were collected. MainResults:
The clinical characteristics and laboratory results of each case demonstrated critical symptoms of COVID-19 with poor outcomes. Both nasopharyngeal swabs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Two patients received targeted treatments against pathogen infection and inflammation in addition to interventional therapies, except for Patient 2, who received an additional artificial liver system treatment. Hyperinflammation with a dominantly high level of IL-6 was observed in BALF samples from both critical cases with decreased T cell populations. High levels of cytokines and pathological parameters were successively maintained in Patient 1, but rapidly reduced at the late treatment stage in Patient 2. The outcome of Patient 1 is death, whereas the outcome of Patient 2 is recovery.Conclusions:
This case report suggests that a high risk of poor outcomes was related to a heavily hyperinflammatory milieu in both the blood and lungs of critical COVID-19 patients. The artificial liver intervention on cytokines overproduction might be beneficial for the recovery of critical COVID-19 patients as a reliable therapy that can be coordinated with targeted treatments, which ought to be further tested in adequately designed and powered clinical trials.
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Bases de données internationales
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Type d'étude:
Rapport de cas
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Étude pronostique
Les sujets:
Covid long
langue:
Anglais
Revue:
Front Med (Lausanne)
Année:
2021
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Fmed.2021.690523
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