Spectrum of Haematologicalabnormalities in Covid-19 Patients: A 1-Year Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in North East India.

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which was rst recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Patient of COVID-19 presents with wide range of hemostatic abnormalities. The aim of this study is to evaluate the pattern of the hematological parameters in COVID-19 patients. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Pathology, RIMS, Imphal from May 2020 to May 2021. Total of 594 COVID-19 positive cases were included, data collected in IBM SPSS Statistics 21 was statistically analysed. Results:Among the 594 patients, 366 (61.6%) were male, 228 (38.4%) female with an age range of 1 to 90 years(Mean±SE, 44.21±18.52). COVID -19 was most common in the age group of 21-30 years and 31-40 years. Low hemoglobin was seen in 191 cases(32.2%), lymphopenia in 217 cases(36.5%), leukocytosis in 163 cases(27.4%) and thrombocytopenia in 160 cases(26.9%). Conclusion: Lymphopenia, neutrophilic leukocytosis, decreased hemoglobin and thrombocytopenia were common ndings in Covid-19 patients with a male predominance.