Table 3.
Pt. | Age, yr | Female Sex, n (%) | HTN/DM Present, n (%) | CKD Status, n (%) | Kidney Presentation/Biopsy Indication, n (%) | Peak Serum Creatinine (mg/dl)b | UPCR (mg/g Creatinine) | Dipstick Hematuria | Serology/Laboratory Findings, n (%) | Risk Factors for AKI (Other Than COVID-19), n (%) | Treatment, n (%) | Outcome, n (%) |
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Necrotizing GN | ||||||||||||
C1–C3 | 81 (75–81) | 2 (69) | HTN/DM II: 2 (67) | CKD: 1 (33) | AKI with positive ANCA serology: 3 (100) | 4.2 (4.1–5.9) | 2778 (1915 –3640) |
2+ (1+ to 3+) | Positive anti–MPO-ABs: 2 (67) Positive anti–PR3-ABs: 1 (33) |
Respiratory failure due to pulmonary-renal syndrome: 1 (33) Acute decompensated heart failure: 1 (33) Sepsis, vasopressor use: 1 (33) |
Cs (for vasculitis)+RTx: 1 (33) Cs (for COVID-19 and vasculitis)+CYP: 1 (33) None: 1 (33) |
Short-term KRT; ultimately death: 1 (33) Short-term KRT; PKR: 1 (33) PKR: 1 (33) |
TMA | ||||||||||||
C4–C7c | 41 (28–50) | 3 (75) | HTN: 1 (25) | Stable CKD: 1 (25) | Postpartum AKI, suspected DIC/TMA: 2 (50) AKI with nephrotic syndrome, suspected TMA: 1 (25) AKI on CKD, suspected TMA: 1 (25) |
5.0 (3.5–7.6) | 8160 (1600 –14,720); N/A in one patient |
3+ (2+ to 3+); N/A in one patient | Thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, positive fragmentocytes; no mutations in the complement regulators: 1 (25) Thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia: 1 (25) Heterozygous variant c.2792G>A p.(Cys931Tyr) (chr1:g.196709758G>A) in complement factor H: 1 (25) None: 1 (25) |
Peripartum hemorrhage with massive blood transfusion and clotting factor replacement; mechanical ventilation: 1 (25) Postpartum sepsis with multiple organ failure including cardiomyopathy, suspected HELLP syndrome/DIC, rhabdomyolysis, mechanical ventilation, vancomycin therapy: 1 (25) None: 2 (50) |
Plasmapheresis, eculizumab, Cs for COVID-19: 1 (25) Plasmapheresis, eculizumab, Cs for COVID-19: 1 (25) None: 2 (50) |
Maintenance dialysis: 1 (25) Short-term KRT; outpatient eculizumab treatment; CKR: 1 (25) Short-term KRT; PKR: 2 (50) |
Podocytopathies | ||||||||||||
C8–C9 | 49 (35–62) | 1 (50) | HTN/DM II: 1 (50) | CKD: 1 (50) | AKI on CKD: 1 (50) Nephrotic syndrome: 1 (50) |
2.8 (0.6–5.1) | 7000 and dipstick 3+ | 2+: 2 (100) | None: 2 (100) | (Patient of African origin): 1 (50) None: 1 (50) |
Cs for COVID-19: 1 (50) Cs for minimal change disease: 1 (50) |
PKR: 2 (100) |
ATI | ||||||||||||
C10–C14 | 50 (29–62) | 2 (40) | HTN: 4 (80) | Stable CKD (primary FSGS): 1 (20) | AKI on CKD, nephrotic syndrome: 1 (20) AKI, suspected TMA: 1 (20) AKI, NRP: 1 (20) AKI: 2 (40) |
11.5 (6.1–14.4) | 3551 (2175–22,970) | 3+ (1+ to 3+) | Positive circulating immune complexes: 1 (20) None: 4 (80) |
Noninvasive ventilation, critical illness: 2 (40) Piperacillin/tazobactam therapy; rhabdomyolysis: 1 (20) Frequent preadmission NSAID use; piperacillin-tazobactam therapy: 1 (20) None: 1 (20) |
Cs for COVID-19: 2 (40) None: 3 (60) |
Maintenance dialysis: 2 (40) Short-term KRT; PKR: 2 (40) PKR: 1 (20) |
IN | ||||||||||||
C15 | 32 | M | None | Unknown | AKI on suspected CKD | 7.7 | 460 | Negative dipstick | None | None | Cs for IN | PKR |
Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%). Pt., patient; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; UPCR, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DM II, type 2 DM; MPO, myeloperoxidase; ABs, antibodies; PR3, proteinase 3; Cs, corticosteroids; RTx, rituximab; CYP, cyclophosphamide; PKR, partial kidney recovery; TMA, thrombotic microangiopathy; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy; N/A, not available; HELLP, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets; CKR, complete kidney recovery; ATI, acute tubular injury; NRP, nephrotic-range proteinuria; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; IN, interstitial nephritis; M, male.
Detailed clinical and laboratory data on the investigated cases with COVID-19 are provided in Supplemental Table 5.
To convert the values for serum creatinine to μmol/L, multiply by 88.4.
The information provided on case C7 has been published in part.8