Glob J Emerg Med | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Higher Cytokines Expression in Lower Respiratory Tract than Sera of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case: A Case Report

Liping Chen¹, Lihan Shen², Qimin Chen², Jinchao Zhou¹, Jiayang He¹, Hongxia Zhou², Minshan Qiu², Zhenxuan Deng², Qianwei Zheng² and Zifeng Yang^1*

¹Department of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China ²Department of Intensive Care, Dongguan People's Hospital, China

^*Correspondance to: Zifeng Yang 

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Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious disease with significant morbidity and mortality, is caused by a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which mainly infects lung and bronchial tissues, leading to Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Keywords:

Inflammatory cytokines; Lower respiratory tract; Coronavirus Disease 2019

Citation:

Chen L, Shen L, Chen Q, Zhou J, He J, Zhou H, et al. Higher Cytokines Expression in Lower Respiratory Tract than Sera of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case: A Case Report. Glob J Emerg Med. 2021; 2(1): 1009..