Liver in the limelight in the corona(COVID-19)time
作者机构:Department of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO 65212United States
出 版 物:《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期:2020年第8卷第16期
页 面:3405-3410页
核心收录:
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题:Coronavirus Liver COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 enzyme Gastrointestinal
摘 要:The novel coronavirus,severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2(SARSCoV-2),is a topic of great interest currently in the medical field due to the significant morbidity and mortality associated with *** is immense curiosity about this virus as knowledge about it is limited from pathogenesis,host related factors and the variable effect it has on different patient *** it has claimed fame due to its ability to compromise the respiratory system,it possess the capability to infect other organs as well including the *** is important for clinicians to recognize that the virus can result in multi-organ dysfunction as *** with gastrointestinal symptoms and involvement of the liver can be subtle and can be *** with preexisting liver disease may be more susceptible as well as those who are immunosuppressed or have other *** review article provides a brief overview of some of the information that is available so far with regards to how the liver is impacted by the coronavirus.