Coronavirus Causes Damage to Organs Other Than the Lungs, Doctors Say

Coronavirus Causes Damage to Organs Other Than the Lungs, Doctors Say

Coronavirus Causes Damage to Organs Other Than the Lungs, Doctors Say Doctors are finding significant damage in both the kidneys and hearts of patients who have contracted the coronavirus.

Alan Kliger, Yale, 'The Washington Post' Alan Kliger, Yale, 'The Washington Post' In New York and Wuhan, China, between 14 and 30 percent of intensive care patients have required dialysis or other therapies that address kidney failure.

There has also been reported damage to the intestines, problems in the liver, neurological difficulties and blood clots.

Researchers say the damage done is too great to be explained by the immune system response known as the “cytokine storm." The "cytokine storm" refers to when the immune-system launches an attack on the body.

Doctors stress that more data is essential to provide diagnoses for the number of health issues they've encountered while treating COVID-19 patients.