New Onset of Acute and Chronic Hepatic Diseases Post-COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 virus caused a pandemic in the 2020s, which affected almost every aspect of life. As the world is recovering from the effect of the coronavirus, the concept of post-COVID-19 syndrome has emerged. Multiple organ systems have been implicated, including the liver. We aim to identify and analyze the reported cases of severe and long-term parenchymal liver injury post-COVID-19 infection. Several databases were used to conduct a comprehensive literature search to target studies reporting cases of severe and long-term parenchymal liver injury post-COVID-19 infection. Screening, data extraction, and cross checking were performed by two independent reviewers. Only 22 studies met our inclusion criteria. Our results revealed that liver steatosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL

SUBMITTER: Lebbe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428502 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature