[CITATION][C] Cytokine storms in COVID-19 cases?
K Tveito - Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2020 - tidsskriftet.no
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which is frequently described as a'cytokine storm', is
characterised by fulminant, fatal hypercytokinemia with multiple organ failure (2). This
clinical picture may be triggered by viral infections in adults (3). The condition may also
occur in patients with sepsis (4).Puja Mehta and colleagues point out that a cytokine profile
similar to that seen in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis can be observed in the most
critically ill COVID-19 patients (1, 5).
characterised by fulminant, fatal hypercytokinemia with multiple organ failure (2). This
clinical picture may be triggered by viral infections in adults (3). The condition may also
occur in patients with sepsis (4).Puja Mehta and colleagues point out that a cytokine profile
similar to that seen in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis can be observed in the most
critically ill COVID-19 patients (1, 5).
