Open AccessRenal allograft cortical necrosis in a COVID-19 positive patient
Author(s) -
Karthikeyan Balasubramanian,
SVRBipin Kumar,
Indumathi Elango,
SanjeevV Nair,
Ashok Ramasamy,
Chandramouleeswari Kathir
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_3_22
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , acute tubular necrosis , dialysis , hemodialysis , incidence (geometry) , acute kidney injury , renal function , population , kidney , necrosis , kidney transplantation , surgery , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , environmental health , optics
The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) has been reported to be higher in kidney transplant recipients infected with SARS-CoV-2 compared with the general population. Here, we report a case of cortical necrosis in the graft kidney due to COVID infection in a patient with stable graft function over the years. The patient was started on hemodialysis and treated with steroids, and anticoagulants for COVID infection. Later, he had gradual improvement in his graft function and became dialysis independent on follow up.