Natural killer cell dysfunction and its role in COVID-19

C van Eeden, L Khan, MS Osman… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
When facing an acute viral infection, our immune systems need to function with finite
precision to enable the elimination of the pathogen, whilst protecting our bodies from …

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: an update on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy

G Griffin, S Shenoi, GC Hughes - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening state of immune
hyperactivation that arises in the setting of genetic mutations and infectious, inflammatory, or …

COVID and cardiovascular disease: what we know in 2021

M Chilazi, EY Duffy, A Thakkar, ED Michos - Current atherosclerosis …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been the cause of
significant global morbidity and mortality. Here, we review the literature to date of the short …

Tocilizumab for treatment of severe COVID-19 patients: preliminary results from SMAtteo COvid19 REgistry (SMACORE)

M Colaneri, L Bogliolo, P Valsecchi, P Sacchi… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Objective: This study aimed to assess the role of Tocilizumab therapy (TCZ) in terms of ICU
admission and mortality rate of critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia …

Clinical significance of CBC and WBC morphology in the diagnosis and clinical course of COVID-19 infection

O Pozdnyakova, NT Connell… - American journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate the clinical significance of numeric and morphologic peripheral
blood (PB) changes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive patients in predicting …

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

TS Ponnatt, CM Lilley, KM Mirza - Archives of Pathology & …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening disorder of
immune regulation that can eventually result in end-organ damage and death. HLH is …

Immune cartography of macrophage activation syndrome in the COVID-19 era

D McGonagle, AV Ramanan… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
A hyperinflammatory 'cytokine storm'state termed macrophage activation syndrome (MAS),
culminating from a complex interplay of genetics, immunodeficiency, infectious triggers and …

Visceral leishmaniasis: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment regimens in different geographical areas with a focus on pediatrics

S Scarpini, A Dondi, C Totaro, C Biagi, F Melchionda… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease caused by an intracellular protozoa of
the genus Leishmania that can be lethal if not treated. VL is caused by Leishmania donovani …

SARS-CoV-2 infection–associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: An autopsy series with clinical and laboratory correlation

A Prilutskiy, M Kritselis, A Shevtsov… - American journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives A subset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients exhibit clinical
features of cytokine storm. However, clinicopathologic features diagnostic of …

HHV-8-negative, idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease: novel insights into biology, pathogenesis, and therapy

DC Fajgenbaum, F van Rhee… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) describes a heterogeneous group of disorders
involving proliferation of morphologically benign lymphocytes due to excessive …