Covid-19 and Acute Kidney Injury: Recent Updates

Salman Tahir Shafi

doi:10.53778/pjkd4262

Covid-19 and Acute Kidney Injury: Recent Updates

Các tác giả

Salman Tahir Shafi Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd4262

Từ khóa:

SARS virus, COVID-19, Pandemic, AKI, acute kidney injury, pneumonia, acute tubular injury, ARDS

Tóm tắt

In January 2020, the pathogen was identified and named by the World Health Organization as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). The consequent SARS-CoV-2-related disease was defined as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As data emerged about characteristics of the disease, it was found to be associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). We explore the recent literature and reports emerging from the epicenters of the pandemic to help our viewers understand the nature of AKI among these patients.