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Covid-19 hyperinflammation and post-Covid-19 illness may be rooted in mast cell activation syndrome

OBJECTIVES: One-fifth of Covid-19 patients suffer a severe course of Covid-19 infection; however, the specific causes remain unclear. Mast cells (MCs) are activated by SARS-CoV-2. Although only recently recognized, MC activation syndrome (MCAS), usually due to acquired MC clonality, is a chronic mul...

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Autores principales: Afrin, Lawrence B., Weinstock, Leonard B., Molderings, Gerhard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7529115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32920235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.016