Patients with COVID-19 present with low plasma citrulline concentrations that associate with systemic inflammation and gastrointestinal symptoms

Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Oct;52(10):1104-1105. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.06.042. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / blood*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Abdominal Pain / physiopathology
  • Aged
  • Ageusia / blood
  • Ageusia / etiology
  • Ageusia / physiopathology
  • Anorexia / blood*
  • Anorexia / etiology
  • Anorexia / physiopathology
  • Betacoronavirus
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • COVID-19
  • Citrulline / blood*
  • Coronavirus Infections / blood*
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
  • Diarrhea / blood*
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Diarrhea / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Ferritins / blood
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / blood*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nausea / blood*
  • Nausea / etiology
  • Nausea / physiopathology
  • Olfaction Disorders / blood
  • Olfaction Disorders / etiology
  • Olfaction Disorders / physiopathology
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / blood*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Serum Albumin / metabolism
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Vomiting / blood*
  • Vomiting / etiology
  • Vomiting / physiopathology

Substances

  • Serum Albumin
  • Citrulline
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Ferritins