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COVID-19-Associated Glomerular Disease.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2021
Shetty Aneesha A, Tawhari Ibrahim, Safar-Boueri Luisa, Seif Nay, Alahmadi Ameen, Gargiulo Richard, Aggarwal Vikram, Usman Irtaza, Kisselev Sergey, Gharavi Ali G, Kanwar Yahspal, Quaggin Susan E
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BACKGROUND: Studies have documented AKI with high-grade proteinuria in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In some patients, biopsies have revealed collapsing glomerulopathy, a distinct form of glomerular injury that has been associated with other viruses, including HIV. Previous patient reports have described patients of African ancestry who developed...
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