A Unique Presentation of Acute Kidney Injury With COVID-19

Abstract

Although the respiratory system is the primary target of COVID-19 pneumonia, it can also notably affect the other systemic organs such as renal and cardiac. The incidence and prevalence of SARS CoV-2 associated acute renal failure are emerging day by day. While the pathogenesis is not clearly understood, it is considered multifactorial. Initially, the COVID-19-associated renal dysfunction was limited to acute tubular injury. However, over time a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations has been reported. Therefore, prompt investigation and early initiation of supportive treatment can potentially reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with this systemic disease. In this case report, we present a unique presentation of a COVID-19 with acute kidney injury where the patient was admitted to the intensive care unit with clinical features of acute renal failure with concomitant diagnosis of COVID-19, unlike other reported cases where patients were admitted to the intensive unit with respiratory distress and subsequently developed renal failure.