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Progressive renal impairment in an older patient with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a case report and literature review.

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Advanced age is a high-risk factor for exacerbation of COVID-19 which causes a high rate of mortality. Therefore, it is important to strengthen the warning and monitoring of severe patients,… Click to show full abstract

Advanced age is a high-risk factor for exacerbation of COVID-19 which causes a high rate of mortality. Therefore, it is important to strengthen the warning and monitoring of severe patients, and early identify the severe and critically severe types in time in the clinical treatment of COVID-19. Moreover, it is necessary to pay attention to the adverse reactions and damage to vital target organs caused by treatment drugs. This case reported the successful experience of diagnosis and treatment of an older patient with COVID-19 accompanied by progressive renal impairment, and pertinent literature was reviewed to help clinicians raise awareness of the disease.

Keywords: older patient; progressive renal; case; renal impairment

Journal Title: AIDS research and human retroviruses
Year Published: 2020

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