Clinical and functional characteristics of renal dysfunction in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

Currently, the problem of kidney damage against the backdrop of a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection has become a serious danger. On the one hand, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among the population is steadily increasing, on the other hand, it has been demonstrated that people with kidney disease belong to the group vulnerable in terms of increased risk of infection and poor prognosis. The severity of kidney damage with a new coronavirus infection depends on many factors: age, viral load, the presence of polymorbidity, polypharmacotherapy. The presented review study briefly outlines the clinical and functional manifestations of kidney damage in a new coronavirus infection. It has been shown that the most common laboratory manifestations of kidney damage in patients with a new coronavirus infection are: hematuria, proteinuria, and acute kidney injury.