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Acute Kidney Injury and Organ Crosstalk in COVID-19

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COVID-19 can affect many other organs in addition to the respiratory system, particularly the kidney, heart, digestive tract, blood, and nervous system. As for the kidney alterations, they vary depending on the specific type of reported renal affectation, including proteinuria, hematuria, acute kidney injury, and its combination. COVID-19 induced cytokines storm is a paradigmatic example of pathogenic crosstalk among different body organs, particularly between the lung and the kidneys.

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    Camila Juana & Victoria Paula Musso-Enz

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  3. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Simón Bolivar, Barranquilla, Colombia

    Gustavo Aroca-Martinez & Carlos Guido Musso

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Juana, C., Musso-Enz, V.P., Musso-Enz, G.M., Aroca-Martinez, G., Musso, C.G. (2023). Acute Kidney Injury and Organ Crosstalk in COVID-19. In: Musso, C.G., Covic, A. (eds) Organ Crosstalk in Acute Kidney Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36789-2_16

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