2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.584552
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A Non-severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patient With Persistently High Interleukin-6 Level

Abstract: Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is one of the markers of immune system activation indicating existent infection and inflammation. We present here a case of a 55-year-old male COVID-19 patient with an unusual high level of interleukin 6 (IL-6). Further investigation revealed he had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with underlying hepatitis B. He did not present with respiratory symptoms although a baseline chest x-ray showed changes, and the patient was categorized as Class 3A of COVID-19. Routine investigations proceeded w… Show more

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“…Based on the consensus statement of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases[ 46 ], it is recommended to consider etiologies outside SARS-CoV-2, such as other viral hepatitis. This has been proven in a case reported by Hambali et al [ 47 ], where a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection presented with abnormal liver function and high IL-6, which was due to hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also essential to consider other indirect causes of liver injury such as myositis, cardiac injury, ischemia, and cytokine release syndrome.…”
Section: Current Management Of Sars-cov-2-induced Liver Injury In Var...mentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Based on the consensus statement of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases[ 46 ], it is recommended to consider etiologies outside SARS-CoV-2, such as other viral hepatitis. This has been proven in a case reported by Hambali et al [ 47 ], where a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection presented with abnormal liver function and high IL-6, which was due to hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also essential to consider other indirect causes of liver injury such as myositis, cardiac injury, ischemia, and cytokine release syndrome.…”
Section: Current Management Of Sars-cov-2-induced Liver Injury In Var...mentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Overall, 641 articles were screened, 21 of which were selected according to the above mentioned criteria 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 . The included articles were all case reports (except for one case series [10] ), and contained description of 21 cases.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the asymptomatic/mild-form patients had elevated IL-6 concentrations. Hambali et al (2020) also described a non-severe COVID-19 patient with persistently high IL-6 level [ 43 ]. Our patients with moderate, severe, and critical forms of disease had higher concentrations of IL-6.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%