The Novel Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic and Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report

Abstract

Although there is no denitive evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the kidneys adversely, amongst those who develop severe COVID-19 infection and require hospitalization, acute kidney injury (AKI) was reported. Here, we report the clinical outcome associated with AKI in a 22-year-old woman with conrmed COVID-19 infection with no prior history of renal malfunction. The AKI was identied during intensive care unit (ICU) course with the median creatinine and blood urea values of 7.7 mg/dL (normal value: 0.6-1.2 mg/dL) and 142 mg/dL (normal value:05-20 mg/dL), respectively. The renal function of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection needs to be monitored regularly to intervene as early as possible and to prevent the development of AKI and further kidney complications.