The role of iron and ferritin in pathophysiology and as a laboratory marker in COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) emerged in China exponentially and is recognized as a multisystem disease that gradually elevates markers associated with iron metabolism the infection becomes more intense, becoming critical factor investigation of prognosis. We review latest scientific findings on behavior ferritin pathophysiology laboratory COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019).The showed play key role pathogenesis COVID-19, contributing to worsening disease. Therefore, dysmetabolism, marked by hyperferritinemia, inflammatory states infection, measurement has been shown be useful marker clinical discriminatory potential define severity mortality during COVID-19.