Virology Journal (Jun 2021)

Liver injury in COVID-19: clinical features and treatment management

  • Dongdong Yu,
  • Qingru Du,
  • Shengguang Yan,
  • Xu-Guang Guo,
  • Yehao He,
  • Guodong Zhu,
  • Kewei Zhao,
  • Shi Ouyang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01593-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to many countries around the world. In addition to lung disease, severe cases also displayed varying degrees of liver injury. This article will describe the latest developments regarding coronavirus and the pathogenesis of liver injury, the prone population and clinical characteristics of these patients, as well as providing some suggestions for clinical treatment.

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