Case report: A case of acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia associated with TAFRO syndrome

Cytokine storm caused by the overproduction of inflammatory interleukin (IL)-6 plays a central role in the development of acute inflammation. The extremely rare disease, TAFRO syndrome, progresses quickly. Renal dysfunction, fever, reticulin fibrosis, anasarca, thrombocytopenia, and organomegaly wit...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Yoshitaka Shimada, Yasushi Nagaba, Mako Fujino, Hiroyuki Okawa, Kaori Ehara, Eri Shishido, Shinya Okada, Hiroaki Yokomori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Subjects:	TAFRO syndrome interstitial pneumonia acute exacerbation diffuse alveolar damage interleukin-6 cytokine storm
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1137899/full