IL6 and infection: The association of abnormal coagulopathy with infection was first observed in the initial reports from Wuhan, China showing 6% elevation in aPTT, 5% in PT and 36% in D-dimer in the first 99 patients admitted to a hospital.23These patients showed increased inflammatory markers, including interleukin-6 (Il-6), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP).15The initial reports were suggestive of high risk of thromboembolic complications in these patients.