Open AccessLiver biopsy changes in fatal COVID 19 patients in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Reshma S Keskar,
Annapurna C Taware
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6792
pISSN - 2394-6784
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijpo.2022.022
Subject(s) - nightmare , medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , fraternity , liver biopsy , tertiary care , intensive care medicine , biopsy , disease , pathology , general surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry , political science , law
COVID 19 is an ongoing pandemic that has horrified the entire globe. Aftermath of 2 wave is still a nightmare to many. Albeit not so sure of what’s in store, people in medical fraternity try their best to continue to study this virus, its effect and consequences in various organs. Lung being the prime victim followed by the heart has many scientific studies to substantiate its damage. Liver is a sensitive organ and it too has got affected directly by the virus or due to the drugs given irrespective of the ongoing previous liver disease if so any. We are a tertiary hospital in the field of gastrointestinal surgery. Hence we did a study on the patients who died due to COVID 19 associated diseases via a biopsy to understand more microscopically about the implication the dreadful virus has caused.