Probing liver function test patterns in COVID-19 pneumonia: Implications for disease severity assessment.

Objective: To explore the incidence of liver function test derangement, the precise patterns of derangement, and their relationship with coronavirus disease-2019 pneumonia severity.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Dow University Hospital and the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Karachi, and comprised consecutive data from December 16, 2020, to March 16, 2021, of adults of either gender who had nasal swabs positive for coronavirus disease-2019 on real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Data regarding patients' demographics, co-morbidities, addictions, laboratory results, and standard information was retrieved from electronic and manual records.

Fulminant Hepatic Failure in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficient Patients Caused by Hepatitis E Infection: A Single Disease With Different Spectrums.

One of the major causes of acute viral hepatitis in Pakistan is the hepatitis E virus. Virus-induced liver inflammation within sight of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) insufficiency might be related with intricacies, for example, extremely low hemoglobin, red blood cell (RBC) destruction, renal function collapse, a decline in brain function due to severe liver disease and even demise. Despite the two diseases being widespread, their effect on understanding patient ailment has not been studied in depth.