Case Report
First Case of COVID-19-Associated Collapsing Glomerulopathy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 1
Summary of laboratory evaluations and relevant trends during hospitalization.
| Test | Reference | March 16, 2020 | April 2, 2020 | April 15, 2020 | April 22, 2020 | April 29, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | May 7, 2020 |
| Blood urea (mg/dl) | 11.3–40.3 | | 222.4 | 108.3 | 99.1 | 198.8 | 138 | 195.9 | Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.6–1.3 | | 15.98 | 15.9 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6.77 | Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.0–5.0 | | 5.2 | 4.7 | | 3.7 | | | Sodium (mmol/l) | 135–145 | | 135 | 135 | | 133 | | | Bicarbonate (mmol/l) | 18–24 | | 14.1 | | | 22 | | | Ionized calcium (mmol/l) | 1.18–1.32 | | 0.92 | 1.07 | | 0.72 | | | Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.5–15 | | 18.3 | | | 14.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | Hematocrit (%) | 36–45 | | 50.1 | | | 42 | 33 | 31.9 | White blood cell count (elements/mm3) | 4,000–10,000 | | 14,630 | | | | | 7,830 | Lymphocyte count (%) | 20–40 | | 17.1 | | | | | 9.5 | Platelets (elements/mm3) | 150,000–450,000 | | 313,000 | | | | | 366,000 | Albumin (g/dl) | 35–45 | | | | | | 2.3 | | Total cholesterol(mg/dl) | <200 | | | 22.06 | | | 384 | | HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | >45 | | | 840 | | | 51 | | LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | <100 | | | | | | 272 | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | <150 | | | | | | 307 | | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) | 10–20 | | 85 | | | | | | CRP (mg/l) | <6 | >16 | | | | | <6 | |
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