Tocilizumab and liver injury in patients with COVID-19

Current mortality rate in patients with COVID-19 disease is about 2%, whereas 5% of patients require admission to the intensive care unit. It is assumed that interleukin (IL)-6 may be involved in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19 infections; therefore, in the absence of a specific antiviral therap...

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Main Authors: Gaetano Serviddio, Rosanna Villani, Giovanni Stallone, Giulia Scioscia, Maria Pia Foschino-Barbaro, Donato Lacedonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284820959183