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Review
. 2020 Nov;15(8):1389-1398.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02510-0. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

Current treatment of COVID-19 in renal patients: hope or hype?

Palumbo Roberto  1 , Londrino Francesco  1 , Cordova Emanuela  1 , Gambardella Giorgia  1 , Niscola Pasquale  2 , Dominijanni Sara  3
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Review

Current treatment of COVID-19 in renal patients: hope or hype?

Palumbo Roberto et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2020 Nov.

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Abstract

To date the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2), known as COVID-19, is for clinicians the most difficult global therapeutic problem. In this landscape, the management of patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury or patients undergoing immunosuppressant therapies for kidney transplant or glomerular diseases, represent a clinical challenge for nephrologists, especially in patients with severe acute lung involvement. Therefore in this setting, due to the lack of anti-COVID treatment schedules, tailored management is mandatory to reduce the side effects, as consequence of impaired renal function and drugs interactions. We report the main treatment actually used against SARS-CoV-2, underlining its possible use in the nephropatic patients and the central role of nephrologists to improve the clinical outcome.

Keywords: Antiviral therapy; COVID-19 treatment; Chronic kidney disease; Nephrology.

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The author(s) declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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