Coronavirus in a patient with hepatitis C: case report

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 Organizaci ón 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 l ugar 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 atenció n sobre pruebas de laboratorio con resultados casi normales.RESUMO Em fevereiro de 2020, a Organiza ção Mundial da Saúde (OMS) chamou a infecção pelo novo coronavírus, que surgiu em dezembro de 2019 na China, d...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial - Category: Pathology Source Type: research