Acute severe hepatitis and COVID-19: case report.

Autor: Hmimass S; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Kadiri M; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Borahma M; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Chabib FZ; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Berhili C; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Lagdali N; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Elbarhdadi IB; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Ajana FZ; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology C, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2024 Sep 02; Vol. 49, pp. 2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 02 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2024.49.2.44247
Abstrakt: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has been declared an international public health emergency. Patients with COVID-19, even without a history of liver disease, frequently present with liver test disturbances. Due to the multisystemic involvement of COVID-19, the pathogenesis of liver injury is likely to be multifactorial, involving systemic inflammation, small vessel thrombosis, hepatic hypoxia, and potential drug toxicity, ruling out direct infection of hepatocytes by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 can cause severe acute hepatitis. We report the case of a 25-year-old man admitted to emergency with abdominal pain who presented with acute severe liver failure before respiratory signs.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Saber Hmimass et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE