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Pathology findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 and kidney dysfunction.

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Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is seen in one-fifth of pediatric patients with COVID-19 requiring hospital admission, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and residual kidney impairment. The majority of kidney pathology data in patients with COVID-19 is derived from adult case series and there is an overall lack of histologic data for most pediatric patients with COVID-19.

Methods

We assembled a multi-institutional cohort of five unvaccinated pediatric patients with COVID-19 and associated kidney dysfunction with available histology.

Results

Three complex patients with current or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection had multifactorial thrombotic microangiopathy with clinical features of hemolytic uremic syndrome (in two) or disseminated intravascular coagulation (in one); one died and another developed chronic kidney disease stage 5. Two with recently preceding SARS-CoV-2 infection presented with nephrotic syndrome; one had IgA vasculitis and one had minimal change disease. Within a short follow-up time, none has returned to baseline kidney function.

Conclusion

Although uncommon, COVID-19-associated kidney injury can have significant morbidity in the unvaccinated pediatric and adolescent population. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

SUBMITTER: Nomura E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853278 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pathology findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 and kidney dysfunction.

Nomura Eric E Finn Laura S LS Bauer Abbie A Rozansky David D Iragorri Sandra S Jenkins Randall R Al-Uzri Amira A Richardson Kelsey K Wright Mary M Kung Vanderlene L VL Troxell Megan L ML Andeen Nicole K NK

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 20220215 10

<h4>Background</h4>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is seen in one-fifth of pediatric patients with COVID-19 requiring hospital admission, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and residual kidney impairment. The majority of kidney pathology data in patients with COVID-19 is derived from adult case series and there is an overall lack of histologic data for most pediatric patients with COVID-19.<h4>Methods</h4>We assembled a multi-institutional cohort of five unvaccinated pediatric pati ...[more]

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Pathology findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 and kidney dysfunction.

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