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. 2020 Aug;43(8):1137-1139.
doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01301-w. Epub 2020 May 25.

Hyponatremia, IL-6, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection: may all fit together?

A Berni  1 , D Malandrino  2 , G Parenti  3 , M Maggi  4   5 , L Poggesi  2 , A Peri  6   7
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Hyponatremia, IL-6, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection: may all fit together?

A Berni et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Hyponatremia; Interleukin-6 (IL-6); PaO2/FiO2 ratio; Tocilizumab.

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A Serum sodium concentration (Na) and PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P/F ratio) at admission in patients with serum IL-6 level <10 and >10 pg/mL; B Inverse correlation between serum IL-6 level (IL-6) and serum sodium concentration (Na); C Direct correlation between serum sodium concentration (Na) and PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P/F ratio) at admission; D Comparison between serum sodium concentration (Na) at admission and after 48 hours in patients with hyponatremia, treated or not (control) with tocilizumab
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