Association between serum ferritin level and decreased diffusion capacity 3 months after the onset of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Kyota ShinfukuNaoki TakasakaTaiki FukudaKentaro ChidaYudai SuzukiShun ShibataAyako KojimaTsukasa HasegawaMasami YamadaYumie YamanakaYusuke HosakaAya SekiYoshitaka SekiHiroshi TakedaTakeo IshikawaKazuyoshi Kuwano

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Decreased DLCO was the most common respiratory function impairment, and ferritin level was a significantly associated clinical factor. Serum ferritin level could be used as a predictor of DLCO impairment in cases of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
iron deficiency
intensive care unit
respiratory tract