A M Perrotta, S Rotondi, S Mazzaferro, L Bosi, C Letizia, M Muscaritoli, A Gigante, S Salciccia, P Pasculli, M R Ciardi, F Tinti, A Galani, F Errigo, P Menè, R Cianci, A P Mitterhofer, C M Mastroianni, P Palange, S Lai
OBJECTIVE: SARS-CoV-2 causes acute respiratory disease, interstitial and alveolar pneumonia, and involves numerous organs and systems such as the kidney, heart, digestive tract, blood, and nervous system. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of renal manifestations in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a monocentric, cross-sectional, observational study, conducted on 114 patients with SARS-CoV-2. Clinical and laboratory parameters [renal function, serum electrolytes, inflammatory state, blood gas analysis, Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and urinalysis] were evaluated...
August 2023: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences