Protective reactive thymus hyperplasia in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Protective reactive thymus hyperplasia in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract Background Patients with COVID-19 (COVID) may develop acute respiratory distress syndrome with or without sepsis, coagulopathy and visceral damage. While chest CT scans are routinely performed in the initial assessment of patients with severe pulmonary forms, thymus involvement and reactiva...

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Main Authors: Pelagia Cuvelier, Hélène Roux, Anne Couëdel-Courteille, Jacques Dutrieux, Cécile Naudin, Bénédicte Charmeteau de Muylder, Rémi Cheynier, Pierre Squara, Stefano Marullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
COVID-19
Thymus reactivation
TREC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03440-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03440-1

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