Liver stiffness by transient elastography accompanies illness severity in COVID-19.

Maria EffenbergerChristoph GranderGernot FritscheRosa Bellmann-WeilerFrank HartigSophie WildnerStefanie SeiwaldTimon Erik AdolphHeinz ZollerGunter WeissHerbert Tilg

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2020)

Transient elastography is a useful and non-invasive tool to assess onset and severity of acute liver injury in patients with COVID-19 patients. Increased LS seems to be predictive for a more severe and complicated course of disease.

Keyphrases

drug induced
liver injury
sars cov
cerebral ischemia
liver fibrosis
coronavirus disease
liver failure
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
subarachnoid hemorrhage
intensive care unit
brain injury
acute respiratory distress syndrome