Retrospective Study
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World J Virol. Sep 25, 2024; 13(3): 91107
Published online Sep 25, 2024. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i3.91107
Rhabdomyolysis-related acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19
Ahmet Murt, Mehmet Riza Altiparmak
Ahmet Murt, Department of Nephrology Clinic, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye
Mehmet Riza Altiparmak, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye
Author contributions: Murt A designed and conceptualized the study; Murt A and Altiparmak MR performed data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; Murt A drafted the first version of the manuscript; and both authors commented on the consecutive versions of the manuscript and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by Institutional Research Review Board of Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty and by National Scientific Research Council of Ministry of Health (Approval No. 2020-05-08T17_38_07).
Informed consent statement: The need for informed consent was waived due to retrospective nature of this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data other than analyzed for this study.
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Corresponding author: Ahmet Murt, MD, MSc, Academic Editor, Associate Professor, Researcher, Department of Nephrology Clinic, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, TR-34098, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye. ahmet.murt@istanbul.edu.tr
Received: January 8, 2024
Revised: June 22, 2024
Accepted: July 23, 2024
Published online: September 25, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This study investigated rhabdomyolysis-related acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and compared it with COVID-19-related AKI due to other causes. Patients with rhabdomyolysis had more inflammation with higher levels of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and ferritin. The prognosis of rhabdomyolysis-related AKI was worse than for other forms of COVID-19-related AKI. Patients with inflammatory viral infections such as COVID-19 should be closely followed up for life-threatening conditions such as rhabdomyolysis.