Acute kidney injury: a post-COVID-19 complication in children and adolescents.

Objective: To describe cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children diagnosed with COVID-19, associated risk factors, clinical aspects and outcome of cases.

Methods: Retrospective study, carried out in a pediatric hospital between March 2020 and September 2021, with patients with COVID-19 who were diagnosed with AKI, studying information present in medical records such as comorbidities, age, gender and use of nephrotoxic medications.

Results: We studied 40 cases, and male individuals were significantly more affected (62.

Pulmonary and Renal Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient.

Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasite (), which is one of the most widespread zoonotic pathogens known today. It is a global health hazard as they infect 30-50% of the world's human population. Acute toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic and self-limited in immunocompetent people, recovering without treatment and do not require specific therapy.