Ata Abbasi
1,2* 
, Khadijeh Makhdoomi
3 , Shadi Babaei
2 , Behzad Banaie
2 , Leila Mahmoudzadeh
2 , Sepideh Rahimi
4 , Parham Porteghali
5 1 Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
2 Department of Pathology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
3 Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
4 Department of Pathology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5 Department of Internal Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
It has been more than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic affects the world. COVID-19 affects other organs in addition to the respiratory system. Renal cortical necrosis is a severe kidney injury due to decreased renal arterial perfusion induced by vascular spasm, microvascular injury and endovascular thrombosis. Acute kidney injury is a common finding in COVID-19; however, renal cortical necrosis is rare. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of renal cortical necrosis has been reported in the literature.
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
COVID-19 infection is accompanied by several complications in addition to the respiratory disorders. Sufficient knowledge about all probable complications is needed for correct and on-time management of patients.
Please cite this paper as: Abbasi A, Makhdoomi K, Babaei S, Banaie B, Mahmoudzadeh L, Rahimi S, Porteghali P. Extensive renal cortical necrosis in a postpartum patient after COVID-19 infection. J Nephropathol. 2023;x(x):e18380. DOI: 10.34172/jnp.2023.18380.