After two weeks, Nelson's body unleashed a massive inflammatory response that rejected the alien skin. (discovermagazine.com)
These leaky toxins trigger a massive inflammatory response in the body, so massive that the attempt to fight off the toxins damages the body's own tissues and organs. (scientificamerican.com)
This is due to water retentions in the lung tissues (oedemas) and to a massive inflammatory response that, at the end, destroys lung tissues and hinders gas exchange. (sciencedaily.com)