The potential role of TNFα in 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia

Wenjing Ye; Saisai Lu; Ali xue

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2020)

The potential role of TNFα in 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia

Wenjing Ye,
Saisai Lu,
Ali xue

Affiliations

Wenjing Ye: Rheumatology Department, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Saisai Lu: Rheumatology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
Ali xue: Hematology and Rheumatology Department, Ruian City People's Hospital, Ruian, China; Corresponding author. Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Ruian City People's Hospital, Wansong Road, Ruian, 325200, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30
p. 101087

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The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus has spread rapidly in multiple countries. We report the first case of 2019-nCoV infection in a patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), who was a biological agent (anti-TNFα) user in Wenzhou, China, and describe the clinical course and management of the case.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/respiratory-medicine-case-reports/

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