Role of serum albumin and proteinuria in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

Cinzia BassoliLetizia OreniElisabetta BalloneAntonella FoschiAndrea PerottiAnnalisa MaininiGiacomo CasaliniLaura GalimbertiLuca MeroniSpinello AntinoriLaura Milazzo

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)

In patients with COVID-19, hypoalbuminemia is common and observed in quite an early stage of pulmonary disease. It is strictly associated with inflammation markers and clinical outcome. The common finding of proteinuria, even in the absence of creatinine increase, indicates protein loss as a possible biomarker of local and systemic inflammation worthwhile to evaluate disease severity in COVID-19.

Keyphrases

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early stage
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oxidative stress
pulmonary hypertension
coronavirus disease
protein protein
uric acid
amino acid
small molecule
intensive care unit
community acquired pneumonia
lymph node
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