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- Title
COVID-19 and Kidney Diseases in Indonesia.
- Authors
Rudiansyah, Mohammad; Nur'amin, Hendra Wana; Lubis, Leonardo; Bandiara, Ria; Roesli, Rully Marsis Amirullah; Rachmadi, Dedi
- Abstract
At the end of 2019, flu-like illness and pneumonia with an unknown cause first appeared in China. Later it is identified as Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) This life-threatening disease spreads fastly worldwide and makes some disturbances in the health system, economy, and society. It affects many organs, especially the respiratory tract. Kidney involvement presents a lot of patients and increases morbidity and mortality. A recent study showed that abnormal kidney function was related to death in patients with COVID-19. This complication should be considered to prevent the worsening of the disease. The immune system plays a major role in this pathogenesis of disease and kidney problems. In this difficult situation, understanding COVID-19 and kidney diseases will help us to get proper management and prevention to solve the problem.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; CHINA; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; KIDNEY physiology; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; PROBLEM solving
- Publication
Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 7, p435
- ISSN
0975-8453
- Publication type
Article