LIVER DYSFUNCTION in ADULTS with COVID-19 INFECTION
A longitudinal study with transient elastography evaluation
LIVER DYSFUNCTION in ADULTS with COVID-19 INFECTION
A longitudinal study with transient elastography evaluation
Related: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. There is a significantly higher morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in patients with decompensated cirrhosis as compared to compensated cirrhosis, and in patients with cirrhosis as compared to noncirrhotic chronic liver disease.
Covid and Hepatitis C: "...history of HCV infection leads to an accentuated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virulence, irrespective of baseline comorbidities, admission laboratory variables, or COVID-19-induced liver injury"
Covid and Hepatitis B: "COVID-19 patients infected with HBV should receive more attention, and special attention should be given to various liver function indices during treatment."