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ArticleCureus2021

Impact of Coronavirus Diseases on Liver Enzymes.

Ammara Naeem, Manoj Kumar Khamuani, Pardeep Kumar, Fnu Pooja, Deepak Raj, Kirshan Lal, Wajeeha Shahid, Waseem Mahar, Amber Rizwan, Aliya Fatima

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ammara NaeemInternal Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Manoj Kumar KhamuaniInternal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, PAK.
Pardeep KumarInternal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, PAK.
Fnu PoojaInternal Medicine, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, PAK.
Deepak RajInternal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, PAK.
Kirshan LalInternal Medicine, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, PAK.
Wajeeha ShahidInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Waseem MaharInternal Medicine, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Amber RizwanFamily Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Aliya FatimaInternal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences · PKJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PKChandka Medical College · PKLahore General Hospital · PKSree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects various organs including lungs, brain, and eyes. Very limited data is available related to the effect of COVID-19 on liver. This study is conducted to determine the impact of COVID-10 on liver by measuring the frequency of participants with deranged liver enzymes in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in a COVID-19 unit of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan from February 2021 to June 2021. A total of 900 patients admitted with COVID-19 were enrolled in the study after seeking informed consent. After enrollment, taking history and vitals, 5 mL blood was drawn via phlebotomy and sent to the laboratory to test for C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, and liver enzymes. Results Overall 141 (28.2%) participants had a minimum of one deranged liver enzyme. The most commonly deranged liver enzyme found was alanine transaminase (ALT), both in males (19.9%) and females (21.3%), followed by aspartate transaminase (male: 18.3% and female: 20.3%). Serum total bilirubin was deranged in both males (8.4%) and females (8.3%). There was no significant difference in the gender-wise prevalence of deranged liver enzymes.  Conclusion Liver enzymes are frequently deranged in patients admitted with COVID-19. Liver enzymes should be regularly monitored during the course of management of COVID-19, as various medications used in the treatment of COVID-19 may further deteriorate liver enzymes and may cause long-term damage.

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covid-19hepatic enzymesliver enzymesnovel corona virussars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2)

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PMID34650842
PMCPMC8489253
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