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Tissue-specific tolerance in fatal Covid-19

2020-07-04 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundTissue inflammation is associated with organ dysfunction and death in Covid-19. The efficacy of dexamethasone in preventing mortality in critical Covid-19 suggests that inflammation has a causal role in death. Whether this deleterious inflammation is a direct response to the presence of SARS-CoV-2, or an independent immuno-pathologic process, is unknown. MethodsTissue was acquired from detailed post-mortem examinations conducted on 11 well characterised hospitalised patients with fata...

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