id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-353599-cw29edwr Kelleni, Mina T. Early use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in COVID-19 might reverse pathogenesis, prevent complications and improve clinical outcomes 2020-11-04 .txt text/plain 2610 116 39 In this manuscript, we present a novel theory to explain the pathogenesis of COVID-19; lymphocyte distraction theory upon which the author has used, in a preprinted protocol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); diclofenac potassium, ibuprofen and ketoprofen, successfully to treat COVID-19 patients. It was previously suggested that SARS CoV induced lymphopenia is likely to be caused by indirect mechanisms such as an increase in cortisol levels that occurred as part of the body stress response to this severe respiratory viral infection or by an iatrogenic effect of glucocorticoids used to manage those patients. Effect of High vs Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial ./cache/cord-353599-cw29edwr.txt ./txt/cord-353599-cw29edwr.txt