Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure in an Adolescent With Coronavirus Disease 2019 | Zendy

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Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure in an Adolescent With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Author(s) -

Nicole L. Samies,

Swetha Pinninti,

Scott H. James

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piaa083

Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , covid-19 , coronavirus , pandemic , acute kidney injury , intensive care medicine , coronavirus infections , virology , betacoronavirus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak

There is growing appreciation of the wide range of clinical presentations seen in pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Rhabdomyolysis appears to be a rare, but potentially serious, manifestation of COVID-19. Here, we report an adolescent with COVID-19-associated rhabdomyolysis who required hemodialysis due to acute kidney injury. Pediatric providers should consider rhabdomyolysis and the possibility of acute renal failure in children with COVID-19.

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