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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Microbiol Spectr. 2016 Oct;4(5):10.1128/microbiolspec.MCHD-0027-2016. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.MCHD-0027-2016

Figure 1. Time course of a typical acute inflammatory response.

Figure 1

A schematic representation of the ideal outcome of an acute inflammatory response, i.e. resolution, is shown as a dashed line. Two potential outcomes leading to significant clinical sequelae are shown, hyper-acute inflammation e.g. septic shock and non-resolving, chronic inflammation e.g. rheumatoid arthritis.