Mohsen Akhavan Sepahi
1* 
, Bhaskar VKS Lakkakula
2 , Bijan Roshan
3 , Banafsheh Yalameha
4 1 Department of Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
2 Department of Zoology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India
3 Division of Nephrology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA
4 Nickan Research Institute, Isfahan, Iran
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) can develop secondary to infections associated with bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoal, and helminthic parasites. Recently, there is a serious concern regarding the occurrence of kidney dysfunctions and subsequent acute kidney injury (AKI) among COVID-19 patients. The outcome data of COVID-19 in neonates and children demonstrated that the fatality rate is significantly higher in patients with AKI than in patients without AKI. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, few instances of glomerulonephritis (GN) in patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 have been reported. In this review, we investigated the PIGN concentrating on the COVID19-nephropathy, as well as its prevention and diagnosis strategies.
Please cite this paper as: Akhavan Sepahi M, Lakkakula BVKS, Roshan B, Yalameha B. Glomerulonephritis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. J Nephropharmacol. 2021;10(1):07. DOI: 10.34172/npj.2021.07.