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Coronavirus in a patient with hepatitis C: case report

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ABSTRACT In February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named the infection with the new coronavirus, which appeared in December 2019 in China, as Covid-19, and defined it as a… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT In February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named the infection with the new coronavirus, which appeared in December 2019 in China, as Covid-19, and defined it as a worldwide pandemic There is not much evidence about the relationship between liver disease and Covid-19 Laboratory tests have played a fundamental role in confirming Covid-19, what is usually done by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sample The present study reports the laboratory aspects of a patient with type C hepatitis diagnosed with Covid-19 with an unfavorable evolution, devoting special attention to laboratory tests that were almost normal RESUMEN En febrero de 2020, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) nombró a la infección por el nuevo coronavirus, que surgió en diciembre de 2019 en China, Covid-19, declarándola como pandemia mundial No hay mucha evidencia sobre la relación entre enfermedades hepáticas y la Covid-19 Las pruebas de laboratorio han ocupado un lugar fundamental para confirmar la infección, lo que generalmente se hace por la muestra de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) El presente estudio reporta los aspectos de laboratorio de un paciente con hepatitis C y diagnóstico de Covid-19 con evolución desfavorable, llamando la atención sobre pruebas de laboratorio con resultados casi normales RESUMO Em fevereiro de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) chamou a infecção pelo novo coronavírus, que surgiu em dezembro de 2019 na China, de COVID-19, definindo-a como pandemia mundial Não há muitas evidências sobre a relação das doenças hepáticas e a COVID-19 Os exames laboratoriais vêm exercendo um papel fundamental na confirmação da infecção, que é feita geralmente pela amostra de reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) O presente estudo relata os aspectos laboratoriais de um paciente portador de hepatite do tipo C e diagnóstico de COVID-19 com evolução desfavorável, dando atenção especial para exames laboratoriais que estavam pouco alterados

Keywords: 2019 china; hepatitis; china covid; coronavirus; covid; que

Journal Title: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Year Published: 2020

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