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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 2:2021:5528461.
doi: 10.1155/2021/5528461. eCollection 2021.

Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Rhabdomyolysis and COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review

Vishaka K Chetram  1 , Akram I Ahmad  1 , Saira Farid  1 , Tanuj Sood  1
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Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Rhabdomyolysis and COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review

Vishaka K Chetram et al. Case Rep Nephrol. .

Abstract

The viral infection causing COVID-19 most notably affects the respiratory system but can result in extrapulmonary clinical manifestations as well. Rhabdomyolysis-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of COVID-19 is an uncommon complication of the infection. There is significant interest in this viral infection given its global spread, ease of transmission, and varied clinical manifestations and outcomes. This case report and literature review describes the symptoms, laboratory findings, and clinical course of a patient who developed AKI secondary to rhabdomyolysis and COVID-19, which will help clinicians recognize and treat this condition.

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Trend of creatinine kinase and creatinine.
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Chest X-ray showing multifocal patchy airspace disease, COVID-19.
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Chest X-ray on day 14 showing worsening bilateral infiltrates.
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