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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 5;5(4):310-312.
doi: 10.1002/ped4.12300. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Severe hypertransaminasemia during mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: A pediatric case report and literature review

Alessandra Palpacelli  1 , Gaia Martelli  1 , Bianca Lattanzi  1 , Alessandro Volpini  1 , Salvatore Cazzato  1
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Case Reports

Severe hypertransaminasemia during mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: A pediatric case report and literature review

Alessandra Palpacelli et al. Pediatr Investig. .

Abstract

Introduction: Liver injury during SARS-CoV-2 infection has a multifactorial pathogenesis and it is frequent in pediatric cases.

Case presentation: We report a case with severe hypertransaminasemia associated with mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Conclusion: This highlights the potential need of hepatic function evaluation during acute illness and follow-up even in non-critically ill children with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Children; Liver; SARS‐CoV‐2; Transaminasemia.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no financial conflicts of interest to disclose, especially from the following organizations: National Institutes of Health (NIH); Wellcome Trust; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

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