Low serum calcium: a new, important indicator of COVID-19 patients from mild/moderate to severe/critical.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is still spreading, finding out the initial hits of viral infection is important to minimize the mild/moderate population, prevent disease aggravation and organs dysfunction. Objective: We investigated COVID-19 patients with different serum calcium levels.

Design

 We checked the serum calcium level of the patients based on days after symptom onset as well as the severity of COVID-19. We also checkeed multi-organ injuries and immune cytokines level in their blood.

Results

 Both mild/moderate and severe critical cases we observed showed low calcium level in the early stage of viral infection, while the severe/critical cases showed significant lower calcium level than mild/moderate cases in the early stage. We also fo

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755121 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature