Research progress of coronavirus and kidney injury

In recent years, coronavirus (CoV) has posed a huge threat to global public health. Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mainly presented with lung injury. They also have damage in multiple organs throughout the body, and kidney is one of the most frequently involved extrapulmonary organs. Therefore, further studies of renal injury in patients with COVID-19 are needed so that health care providers can adjust treatment regimens to improve disease outcomes. The research progress of coronavirus associated kidney injury was reviewed to further understand the mechanism, clinical manifestations and possible effective treatment of coronavirus associated kidney injury.