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.