Liver abnormalities following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children 1 to 10 years of age.
Pauline D TerebuhVeronica R OlakerEllen K KendallDavid C KaelberRong XuPamela B DavisPublished in: Family medicine and community health (2024)
These results indicate that SARS-CoV-2 may prime the patient for subsequent development of liver infections or non-infectious liver diseases. While rare (~1 in 1000), SARS-CoV-2 is a risk for subsequent abnormalities in liver function or the diagnosis of diseases of the liver.