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Steven Douedi1, Moiuz Chaudhri1, Jeffrey Miskoff2,3
1Department of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, USA.
Abstract:
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known to cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome which may lead to death. Several treatments have been tested in the race to find a treatment regimen for this deadly viral infection. Tocilizumab, a recombinant humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, has been used and found to be beneficial in patients with COVID-19 and in cytokine storm. We present the case of a young, otherwise healthy male, presenting with COVID-19 and successfully treated in the intensive care unit with tocilizumab.
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