Intravenous administration of anakinra in children with macrophage activation syndrome

Abstract Background Subcutaneous anakinra is an interleukin-1 inhibitor used to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Recent reports suggest anakinra can be a valuable addition to the treatment of COVID-19 associated cytokine storm syndrome and the related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in...

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Main Authors: Omkar Phadke, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Helen Giannopoulos, Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan, Sampath Prahalad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00585-3