Elevated serum ferritin level effectively discriminates severity illness and liver injury of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

Peng CaoYuanjue WuSanlan WuTingting WuQilin ZhangRui ZhangZhao WangYu Zhang

Published in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2021)

It suggests that ferritin could act as an easy-to-use tool to identify liver injury and severity illness and predict the prognosis of COVID-19 patients. Intensive surveillance is necessary for patients with abnormal ferritin levels.

Keyphrases

liver injury
drug induced
coronavirus disease
iron deficiency
sars cov
public health