Lymphopenia in Covid-19: A single center retrospective study of 589 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphopenia is one of features that helps identify patients with severe Covid-19. This retrospectively study analyzed the association of lymphopenia with the severity of COVID-19 infection, determinate the predictive factors of lymphopenia and the significance of mortality in patient with lymphopenia.

Methods

This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and admitted to intensive care unit of our university hospital center From Mars 1st 2020, to December 31st^, 2020.

Results

In this study, 589 patients were included, a group had lymphopenia with 357 cases (60.06%) and the non-lymphopenia group with 232 cases (39.4%). The median age of our patients having lymphopenia was 65 years (56-76). Hypertension and diabetes were noted in

SUBMITTER: Ghizlane EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8423773 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature