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World J Clin Cases. Mar 6, 2022; 10(7): 2063-2071
Published online Mar 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2063
Published online Mar 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2063
Patterns of liver profile disturbance in patients with COVID-19
Hend Ibrahim Shousha, Ahmed Ramadan, Rania Lithy, Department of Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 12556, Egypt
Mohamed El-Kassas, Department of Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Egypt
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the work, literature review, drafting and critical revision, editing, and final approval of the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Mohamed El-Kassas, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt. m_elkassas@hq.helwan.edu.eg
Received: April 1, 2021
Peer-review started: April 1, 2021
First decision: July 3, 2021
Revised: July 17, 2021
Accepted: February 9, 2022
Article in press: February 9, 2022
Published online: March 6, 2022
Peer-review started: April 1, 2021
First decision: July 3, 2021
Revised: July 17, 2021
Accepted: February 9, 2022
Article in press: February 9, 2022
Published online: March 6, 2022
Core Tip
Core tip: Disturbance in the liver profile caused by coronavirus disease 2019 is not a rare event. However, this disturbance is usually mild and has a hepatocellular rather than a cholestatic pattern. It can affect a large number of patients, especially those with a more serious disease course.