Kidney Infarction in Patients With COVID-19
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2020Autor
Post, Adrian
Deurwaarder, Edwin S.G. den
Bakker, Stephan J.L.
Haas, Robbert J. de
Meurs, Matijs van
Gansevoort, Ron T.
Berger, Stefan P.
Resumen
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious life-threatening infection caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Recent findings indicate an
increased risk for acute kidney injury during COVID-19 infection. The pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to acute kidney injury in COVID-19 infection are unclear but may include direct
cytopathic effects of the virus on kidney tubular and endothelial cells, indirect damage caused by
virus-induced cytokine release, and kidney hypoperfusion due to a restrictive fluid strategy. In this
report of 2 cases, we propose an additional pathophysiologic mechanism. We describe 2 cases in
which patients with COVID-19 infection developed a decrease in kidney function due to kidney
infarction. These patients did not have atrial fibrillation. One of these patients was treated with
therapeutic doses of low-molecular-weight heparin, after which no further deterioration in kidney
function was observed. Our findings implicate that the differential diagnosis of acute kidney injury
in COVID-19–infected patients should include kidney infarction, which may have important
preventive and therapeutic implications.
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Kidney Infarction; Patients; COVID-19Enlace al recurso
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.05.004Colecciones
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