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<p>In December 2019 a newly described single-stranded coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2, started its expansion around the world and subsequently caused a global pandemic, affecting the lives of millions of people worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 can bind multiple receptors on different cells and thus invade many target organs, including the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucous membranes, lungs, central nervous system, heart, etc. This virus can affect the kidney tissue both directly and as a consequence of other organ involvement or of the treatment administered, causing acute kidney injury and leaving long term squeals that worsen the prognosis. We describe three patients with acute kidney injury and subsequent acute renal failure at the background of coronaviral infection.</p>
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In December 2019 a newly described single-stranded coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2, started its expansion around the world and subsequently caused a global pandemic, affecting the lives of millions of people worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 can bind multiple receptors on different cells and thus invade many target organs, including the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucous membranes, lungs, central nervous system, heart, etc. This virus can affect the kidney tissue both directly and as a consequence of other organ involvement or of the treatment administered, causing acute kidney injury and leaving long term squeals that worsen the prognosis. We describe three patients with acute kidney injury and subsequent acute renal failure at the background of coronaviral infection.

Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure in Coronaviral Infection

University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilski”, Medical University – Sofia

Department of General and Clinical Pathology

Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology – Sofia

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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In December 2019 a newly described single-stranded coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2, started its expansion around the world and subsequently caused a global...

Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure in Coronaviral Infection

Publié en ligne: 26 oct. 2022

Pages: 38 - 42

Reçu: 20 juil. 2022

Accepté: 07 août 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0028

Mots clés
coronarirus, acute renal failure, acute kidney injury, minimal-change nephropathy, tubule- interstitial nephritis, renal biopsy

© 2022 M. Nikolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure in Coronaviral Infection

Publié en ligne: 26 oct. 2022

Pages: 38 - 42

Reçu: 20 juil. 2022

Accepté: 07 août 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0028

Mots cléscoronarirus, acute renal failure, acute kidney injury, minimal-change nephropathy, tubule- interstitial nephritis, renal biopsy

© 2022 M. Nikolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
coronarirus, acute renal failure, acute kidney injury, minimal-change nephropathy, tubule- interstitial nephritis, renal biopsy