Ferritin levels in patients with COVID-19: A poor predictor of mortality and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Jonathan Feld Douglas TremblaySantiago ThibaudAlaina J Kessler Leonard Naymagon

Published in: International journal of laboratory hematology (2020)

Though many patients with COVID-19 present with hyperferritinemia, elevated ferritin levels are not accurate predictors of outcomes and do not appear to be indicative of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
high resolution
risk factors
type diabetes
mass spectrometry
skeletal muscle