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Editorial
. 2021 Jan;80(1):3-5.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219448. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

COVID-19 cytokine storm: what is in a name?

Peter A Nigrovic  1   2
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Editorial

COVID-19 cytokine storm: what is in a name?

Peter A Nigrovic. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Jan.
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Keywords: COVID-19; cytokines; inflammation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: PAN has been supported by investigator-initiated research grants from AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), Novartis, Pfizer, Sobi; consulting from BMS, Cerecor, Miach Orthopedics, Novartis, Pfizer, Quench Bio, Sigilon, Simcere, Sobi and XBiotech; royalties from UpToDate and the American Academy of Pediatrics; and salary support from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance.

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  • Preliminary predictive criteria for COVID-19 cytokine storm.
    Caricchio R, Gallucci M, Dass C, Zhang X, Gallucci S, Fleece D, Bromberg M, Criner GJ; Temple University COVID-19 Research Group. Caricchio R, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Jan;80(1):88-95. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218323. Epub 2020 Sep 25. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021. PMID: 32978237 Review.