Nickan Research Institute Journal of Renal Injury Prevention 2345-2781 11 4 2022 12 01 COVID-19 and kidney failure; a mini-review to recent evidence e31971 e31971 10.34172/jrip.2022.31971 EN Dorsa Jahangiri https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-3583 Zahra Mojtahedi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-7744 Mohammad Reza Moonesan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-0732 Journal Article 10.34172/jrip.2022.31971 2021 08 14 2021 10 02 In COVID-19 infection, most of the renal disturbances are due to acute tubular necrosis. Renal dysfunction occurs in severe COVID-19 infection and is usually secondary to sepsis, cytokine storm, and hypotension. Other conditions, such as exacerbated inflammatory responses, dehydration, hypoxia, hypercoagulability, endothelial damage, pneumonia, septicemia, drug nephrotoxicity, and myocardial dysfunction also contribute to renal failure.