Platelet parameters and leukocyte morphology is altered in COVID-19 patients compared to non-COVID-19 patients with similar symptomatology
Anne Alnor, Maria Boysen Sandberg, Barbara Ella Toftanes, Pernille Just Vinholt
Abstract
< .001), but non-COVID-19 patients had higher levels of reactive lymphocytes, compared to COVID-19 patients. In conclusion, several haematological morphological abnormalities are more frequent in patients with COVID-19 disease, and several findings indicate that platelets play a fundamental role in the pathophysiology of the disease.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PlateletMorphology (biology)VirologyMedicineBetacoronavirusImmunologyInternal medicineBiologyGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisDermatological and COVID-19 studies