Long COVID and kidney disease

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2021 Dec;17(12):792-793. doi: 10.1038/s41581-021-00487-3.

Abstract

Kidney involvement is common in patients with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, and subclinical inflammation and injury may persist for many months, resulting in a progressive decline in kidney function that leads to chronic kidney disease. Continued research is imperative to understand these long-term sequelae and identify interventions to mitigate them.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury* / epidemiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury* / etiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury* / physiopathology
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic* / epidemiology
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic* / etiology
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic* / physiopathology
  • SARS-CoV-2