Liver Damage in Pediatric Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Brazilian Case-Series

Werther Brunow De Carvalho; Michele Luglio; Uenis Tannuri; Maria Fernanda Badue Pereira; Isadora Souza Rodrigues; Cintia Johnston

doi:10.34257/GJMRFVOL20IS12PG1

Authors

Werther Brunow De Carvalho
Michele Luglio
Uenis Tannuri
Maria Fernanda Badue Pereira
Isadora Souza Rodrigues
Cintia Johnston

Keywords:

hepatic, intensive care, coronavirus

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an important cause critical care admission worldwide. In the context of newly described multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally related to SARS-CoV-2 (PIM-TS), the question of liver compromise came into evidence. Our group summarized a case series of 6 critically ill COVID-19 pediatric patients that presented some degree of liver damage, as demonstrated by liver and/or canalicular enzymes elevation, a yet not fully explored characteristic of the infection in the pediatric patient, that may indicate a more severe progression. Observations regarding the role of systemic inflammatory response can be taken from the described cases.

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Liver Damage in Pediatric Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Brazilian Case-Series. (2020). Global Journal of Medical Research, 20(F12), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.34257/GJMRFVOL20IS12PG1

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