Ferritin as a Marker of Severity in COVID-19 Patients: A Fatal Correlation.
Isr Med Assoc J
; 22(8): 494-500, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-972922
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ferritin, the cellular protein storage for iron, has emerged as a key molecule in the immune system, orchestrating the cellular defense against inflammation. At the end of 2019, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly spread throughout China and other countries around the world, resulting in a viral pandemic.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the correlation between ferritin and disease severity in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).METHODS:
In this cross-sectional study, we obtained clinical and laboratory data regarding 39 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 from two hospitals in Israel.RESULTS:
A significant increase in ferritin levels was demonstrated in patients with moderate and severe disease, compared to patients with mild disease (P = 0.006 and 0.005, respectively). Severe patients had significantly higher levels of ferritin (2817.6 ng/ml) than non-severe patients (708.6 ng/ml) P = 0.02.CONCLUSIONS:
In this preliminary cross-sectional study, elevated ferritin levels were shown to correlate with disease severity in 39 patients from Israel with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Our results further strengthen the hypothesis that severe COVID-19 disease might be due to an underlying dysregulated hyperimmune response. In order to identify these patients early and prioritized resources, we believe that all patients with COVID-19 should be screened for hyperferritinemia.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ferritins
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Patient Acuity
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Hyperferritinemia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Isr Med Assoc J
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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