Ferritin as prognostic marker in COVID-19: the FerVid study.
Ombretta ParaLorenzo CarusoGiulia PestelliFlavio TangianuDavide CarraraLucia MaddaluniAntonio TamburelloLaura CastelnovoGiacomo FediStefano GuidiCaterina PestelliBenedetta PennellaTiziana CiarambinoCarlo NozzoliFrancesco DentaliPublished in: Postgraduate medicine (2021)
Our results confirm the prognostic role of ferritin in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Patients with high ferritin levels should be considered critically ill and treated in an adequate setting. Furthermore, COVID-19 seems to share some characteristics with hyperferritinemic syndromes with potential therapeutic implications.