Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome > Cytokine Release Syndrome
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Shock > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome > Cytokine Release Syndrome

Preferred term

Cytokine Release Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cytokine Storm Syndrome
  • Hypercytokinemia
  • Hypercytokinemias

Scope note

  • A severe immune reaction characterized by excessive release of CYTOKINES. Symptoms include DYSPNEA; FEVER; HEADACHE; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; RASH; TACHYCARDIA; HYPOXIA; HYPERFERRITINEMIA, and MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE. It is associated with viral infections, SEPSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES and a variety of factors used in IMMUNOTHERAPY.

History note

  • 2020

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000080424

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 7/8/19, last modified 5/10/21