Hematological Workup in diagnosis of COVID-19 in Pregnant Women
The most common SARS-CoV-2 hematological disturbances noted are
lymphopenia, lowered counts of neutrophils, C-reactive protein (CRP) and
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) with a mildly increased D-dimer count1,
14, 15,
17. Levels of AST and eosinophils are
either similar to the control population or higher. However, some
authors have reported higher ALT, AST and CRP levels in their patients,
along with lymphopenia5,
20. A consistent finding is a raised
WBC, neutrophils, eosinophils, and CRP count in postpartum blood tests
of pneumonia patients3,
17.