Double glomerulopathies or two-faced janus? A challenging case in the COVID-19 era

Letter Urology & Nephrology

COVID-19-related collapsing glomerulopathy revealing a rare risk variant of APOL1: lessons for the clinical nephrologist

Timothee Laboux et al.

JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY (2021)

Article Virology

IgA-Dominant Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Aurora Perez et al.

Summary: The renal involvement of SARS-CoV-2 can lead to various types of kidney injuries, including tubular and glomerular impairments. The multifactorial origin of this renal involvement may include virus-mediated injury, cytokine storm, and angiotensin II pathway activation, with pathological detection showing the presence of the novel coronavirus in the renal tissue of diagnosed patients.

VIRUSES-BASEL (2021)

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Article Urology & Nephrology

A multi-center retrospective cohort study defines the spectrum of kidney pathology in Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19)

Rebecca M. May et al.

Summary: This study conducted kidney biopsies on 284 COVID-19 patients in an international collaboration, identifying diseases that have increased in COVID-19 patients and demonstrating a high frequency of high-risk APOL1 genotypes within this group. No direct SARS-CoV-2 viral infection was found within the kidney.

KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL (2021)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Renal Morphology in Coronavirus Disease: A Literature Review

Patrick de Oliveira et al.

Summary: Renal biopsy is useful for understanding histological patterns and pathogenesis of kidney failure. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on kidneys is still undetermined, but it may lead to frequent kidney lesions. Further studies are needed to assess kidney changes and mechanisms caused by the virus.

MEDICINA-LITHUANIA (2021)

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Letter Critical Care Medicine