Iranian Journal of Pathology

Evaluation of Laboratory Findings of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Kerman, Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Parisa Khorasani Esmaili 1
Shahriar Dabiri 1
Sajjadeh Movahedinia 1
Saeedeh Shojaeepour 2
Fatemeh Bagheri 3
Hanie Ranjbar 1
Manzumeh Shamsi Meymandi 4
Elham Mohebi 5
Mehrdad Farokhniya 6

1 Department of Pathology, Pathology and Stem Cells Research Center, Afzali Pour Medical Faculty, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

3 Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Kerman, Iran

4 Pathology and Stem Cells Research Center, Kerman Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

5 Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

6 Infectious and Internal Medicine Department, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2023.1971332.3031
Abstract
Background & Objective: Since December 2019 in Wuhan, China there is a new form of pneumonia and after expansion in other countries, World Health Organization (WHO) called it Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since the clinical laboratory findings have played an important role in the progression of the disease, this study aimed to evaluate the laboratory findings in COVID-19 patients (before vaccination).
Methods: In this case-control study that was conducted from February to August 2020; the laboratory test status in 101 positive COVID-19 patients was evaluated and compared with 101 healthy individuals.
Results: The results of our study showed that 21% of patients had low WBC, 24.75% low RBC, 37.62%, low Hb, 18.81% with low HCT, 29.7%, low Plt, 41.58% had High PT, 71.29% high CRP, 17.82% high urea, 11.88% high CR, 15.84% high LDH, 10.89% low sodium, 14.75% low potassium (K). The quantitative examination of blood factors showed that lymph%, mixed%, PLT, HCT, Hb, and RBC were higher in the control group than in the case group. While Neu%, WBC, PTT, CRP, UREA, LDH, K in the patient group were higher than in the control group.
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that in the clinical treatment of COVID-19 patients, much attention should be paid to the laboratory indicators to identify and intervene early in critically ill patients.

Keywords

COVID-19
laboratory test
coronavirus

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 18, Issue 3
Summer 2023
Pages 347-355

  • Receive Date 12 December 2022
  • Revise Date 27 March 2023
  • Accept Date 30 May 2023

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