Possible radiologic renal signs of COVID-19

Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 Feb;46(2):692-695. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02671-8. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a huge outbreak worldwide. Patients infected with COVID-19 most commonly present with respiratory tract symptoms and pneumonia. Gastrointestinal symptoms can also occur in these patients. Renal involvement presenting as acute renal infarct and/or acute kidney injury has been described in literature; however, these typically occur in patients with severe COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reported cases describing abnormal renal imaging findings in a patient with only mild form of COVID-19. We, therefore, report a case of a patient with mild COVID-19 presenting with acute abdominal pain and acute renal infarct.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Coronavirus disease; Renal infarct.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*