Antiviral use in liver function abnormalities and Covid-19 patients: Serial cases

Introduction: Some SARS-CoV-2 patients have liver function abnormalities due to anti-viral drug effects.Methods: The design of this study was a case series reported using retrospectives. Data collection was carried out from December 2020 to February 2021. All participants were diagnosed with SAR-CoV-2 and received an anti-viral drug which identified liver function abnormalities.Results: The patients' average age was 54.56 +/- 14.46 years old. Most patients experienced shortness of breath and cough, with hypertension as the accompanying comorbid. Increased AST and ALT were found in one patient who used Lopinavir-Ritonavir. The increase was 1.0 times to 2.0 times the expected value. Increased CRP, D-dimer and procalcitonin were also found, with a mean of 12.27 +/- 15,34, 1861.29 +/- 1828.85 and 1.54 +/- 2.84, respectively. One of the patients in the Lopinavir-Ritonavir group died while receiving treatment.Conclusion: SAR-CoV-2 is one of the risk factors that cause liver function abnormalities supported by anti-viral drugs that cause liver work to increase.