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musculoskeletal diseasesAnakinra2019-20 coronavirus outbreakARDSCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)medicine.drug_classbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentImmunosuppressionGeneral Medicine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.diseaseReceptor antagonistSepsis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030220 oncology & carcinogenesisImmunologymedicineCytokine stormbusinessmedicine.drug

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The biological anakinra appears promising to halt cytokine storm syndrome seen in severe courses of COVID-19. However, immunosuppression with anakinra may facilitate sepsis, necessitating continuous screening for bacterial superinfections.