id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-335510-eojmipzy Boeckmans, Joost COVID-19 and drug-induced liver injury: a problem of plenty or a petty point? 2020-04-08 .txt text/plain 1390 85 43 Recent reports point to the fact that liver injury, by means of increased aminotransferase levels, more frequently occurred in severe COVID-19 cases compared to patients with mild symptoms Guan et al. Retrospective analysis of the earlier-reported SARS-CoV, causing the 'severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)' and also infecting humans via ACE2, showed that the disease was accompanied by abnormal liver function which could be due to viral replication in the liver (Cui et al. It has been reported that patients suffering from certain viral infections, such as infections caused by hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses, are more prone for developing drug-induced liver injury (DILI), especially when associated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy (Naidoo et al. Furthermore, these patients often suffer from the metabolic syndrome, which is a major risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Role of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as risk factor for drug-induced hepatotoxicity ./cache/cord-335510-eojmipzy.txt ./txt/cord-335510-eojmipzy.txt