Hepatic injury and COVID-19: Pathogenic mechanisms or Epiphenomena?
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (SEPD) in Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
- Vol. 113 (7), 554
- https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2021.7851/2021
Abstract
Alterations in liver function test have been described in 17-50% of patients COVID-19. The pathogenic mechanism remains obscure. With the occasion of a recent manuscript on the journal, we discuss the possible mechanisms.Keywords
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