Cytokine changes in patients with heatstroke during pilgrimage to Makkah

• मुख्य लेखकों: I. A. Hashim (लेखक), A. Al-Zeer (लेखक), S. Al-Shohaib (लेखक), M. Al-Ahwal (लेखक), A. Shenkin (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Circulating levels and role of IL-6, IL-1ra, TNFsr-II and CRP in patients with heatstroke is not fully known. This study correlated levels of these mediators with outcome in 26 patients. In survivors (n=20), IL-6 concentration declined on cooling, whereas in non-survivors levels continued to increas...