MEDICC Rev. 2020 Oct;22(4):87-88. doi: 10.37757/MR2020.V22.N4.10.
At fi rst, COVID-19 was thought to be primarily a respiratory disease, progressing in some patients to serious respiratory symptoms, pneumonia, severe respiratory distress syndrome and even death. Later analysis revealed entire systems were compromised, affecting other vital organs, including the kidneys, and a correlation was observed between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and COVID-19 severity COVID-19 severity.
起初，人们认为 COVID-19 主要是一种呼吸道疾病，在一些患者中进展为严重的呼吸道症状、肺炎、严重呼吸窘迫综合征，甚至死亡。后来的分析表明，全身多个系统受到影响，包括肾脏等重要器官，并且观察到慢性肾脏病（CKD）与 COVID-19 严重程度之间存在相关性。
