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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Gastroenterol
. 2021 Dec 7;27(45):7855-7858.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i45.7855.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with pre-existing liver disease: Further research is warranted
Henu Kumar Verma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lvks Bhaskar[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Patients with severe liver disease who have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (coronavirus disease 2019) frequently develop acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure, with a high mortality rate, as a result of the hyper-proinflammatory state known as the cytokine storm. Clinicians must recognize cytokine storms earlier to avoid intensive care admission and multi-organ damage, a critical life-threatening condition with prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Keywords: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; Cytokine storm; Inflammatory markers; Liver disease; Therapeutics.
. 2021 Dec 7;27(45):7855-7858.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i45.7855.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with pre-existing liver disease: Further research is warranted
Henu Kumar Verma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lvks Bhaskar[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34963747
- PMCID: PMC8661380
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i45.7855
Abstract
Patients with severe liver disease who have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (coronavirus disease 2019) frequently develop acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure, with a high mortality rate, as a result of the hyper-proinflammatory state known as the cytokine storm. Clinicians must recognize cytokine storms earlier to avoid intensive care admission and multi-organ damage, a critical life-threatening condition with prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Keywords: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; Cytokine storm; Inflammatory markers; Liver disease; Therapeutics.