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Correlation of rate of serum albumin decline with other acute phase reactants and effect of current treatment options on serum albumin level in COVID-19
  1. Simrat Kaur Batth
  1. Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Simrat Kaur Batth, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar 144006, Punjab, India; simratbatth6062{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jim-2021-001881

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    Dear Editor,

    I have read the study “ALLY in fighting COVID-19: magnitude of albumin decline and lymphopenia (ALLY) predict progression to critical disease”1 with great interest but would like to bring some issues to the notice of the readers.

    First, the study used a comorbidity score to calculate the number of comorbidities present at admission out of asthma, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancer, history of renal disease, and smoking.1 ⁠ Liver disease has not been considered in the comorbidity scale, which can greatly …

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    • Contributors SKB, being the sole author, is responsible for the preparation of the entire manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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