Decreased eosinophil counts and elevated lactate dehydrogenase predict severe COVID-19 in patients with underlying chronic airway diseases

Conclusions
Eosinopaenia and elevated LDH are potential predictors of disease severity in patients with COVID-19 with underlying chronic airway diseases. In addition, they could indicate disease progression and treatment effectiveness.

Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chen, D., Zhang, S., Feng, Y., Wu, W., Chang, C., Chen, S., Zhen, G., Yi, L. Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research