COVID-19 pneumonia and tocilizumab use

We present the case of a 44-year-old male patient, health personnel with high blood pressure, who had contact with patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. He had rapidly clinically-radiologically progressive lung involvement, received evidence-based treatment at admission, and an interle...

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Autores: Cáceres-Bernaola, Ursula, Becerra-Núñez, Claudia, Mendívil-Tuchía de Tai, Sabina, Ravelo-Hernández, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/17893
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/17893
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neumonía
COVID-19
Interleucina-6
Tocilizumab
Pneumonia
Interleukin-6
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Sumario:We present the case of a 44-year-old male patient, health personnel with high blood pressure, who had contact with patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. He had rapidly clinically-radiologically progressive lung involvement, received evidence-based treatment at admission, and an interleukin-6 receptor antagonist (tocilizumab) for compassionate use, obtaining a favorable clinical response.