COVID-19 and kidney damage – What you need to know Tuesday, 09 March 2021, 07:56 11 March is world kidney day. Photo: Unsplash
SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - Chronic kidney disease continues to be a problem plaguing the globe, with it being estimated that approximately 10% of the world s population suffers from a form of kidney disease
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With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients suffering with kidney disease have had to be particularly careful of not contracting the virus.
“While the lungs are the most commonly affected organ when diagnosed with COVID-19, in many cases the kidneys are also affected. COVID-19 can result in kidney damage in a patient who previously had healthy kidneys while worsening chronic kidney disease for those who have already been diagnosed,” explains Dr Shoyab Wadee, Nephrologist at Life The Glynwood Hospital.