[akiddoc]

Interesting article. . . .in some cases, the body's own immune system may be causing more harm than good:



https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...e-to-blame

We've known this for a while. Described by MD's in China.

This is why anti-inflammatory drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin were thought to be possible therapies for this issue, as were steroids and IL-6 blockers. The ICU docs I've heard from really aren't convinced that any of these therapies are helping. Large rigorous studies are needed. 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/...treatments

There have been a lot of concerns that immunosuppressed patients were doing poorly. Not necessarily it seems. It probably is dependent on exactly how someone is immunosuppressed - the immune system is complex.

https://journals.lww.com/jpgn/Abstract/p...96116.aspx

[akiddoc]

Interesting article. . . .in some cases, the body's own immune system may be causing more harm than good:



https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...e-to-blame

We've known this for a while. Described by MD's in China.

This is why anti-inflammatory drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin were thought to be possible therapies for this issue, as were steroids and IL-6 blockers. The ICU docs I've heard from really aren't convinced that any of these therapies are helping. Large rigorous studies are needed. 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/...treatments

There have been a lot of concerns that immunosuppressed patients were doing poorly. Not necessarily it seems. It probably is dependent on exactly how someone is immunosuppressed - the immune system is complex.

https://journals.lww.com/jpgn/Abstract/p...96116.aspx