tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Oxf Med Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 21;2021(7)
mab052.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omab052. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Orchiepididymitis in the context of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child with Covid-19 from Syria: a very rare presentation for SARS-Cov-19 in children
M Haydar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Baghdadi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], M Taleb[SUP] 1 [/SUP], B Al-Dali[SUP] 2 [/SUP], H Badr[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Y Ghanem[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still striking the global population affecting all age groups. So far, many clinical features associated with COVID-19 illness remain under-identified, especially atypical manifestations. It is essential to characterize associated rare symptoms to better recognize complications. As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) in severe infection manifesting as a generalized inflammatory reaction and immune response in many body systems, potential involvement of the male urogenital tract by SARS-CoV-2 should be considered. Herein, we report a case of a pediatric patient with orchiepididymitis associated with COVID-19 infection, emphasizing the importance of considering other manifestations such as genital involvement of MIS-C in children with COVID-19 and highlighting the need to monitor the genitourinary function after infection. Therefore, andrological consultation is necessary to evaluate fertility as a long-term follow-up, especially as the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive function are still to be thoroughly researched.
. 2021 Jul 21;2021(7)
mab052.doi: 10.1093/omcr/omab052. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Orchiepididymitis in the context of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child with Covid-19 from Syria: a very rare presentation for SARS-Cov-19 in children
M Haydar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Baghdadi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], M Taleb[SUP] 1 [/SUP], B Al-Dali[SUP] 2 [/SUP], H Badr[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Y Ghanem[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34306718
- PMCID: PMC8297639
- DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omab052
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still striking the global population affecting all age groups. So far, many clinical features associated with COVID-19 illness remain under-identified, especially atypical manifestations. It is essential to characterize associated rare symptoms to better recognize complications. As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) in severe infection manifesting as a generalized inflammatory reaction and immune response in many body systems, potential involvement of the male urogenital tract by SARS-CoV-2 should be considered. Herein, we report a case of a pediatric patient with orchiepididymitis associated with COVID-19 infection, emphasizing the importance of considering other manifestations such as genital involvement of MIS-C in children with COVID-19 and highlighting the need to monitor the genitourinary function after infection. Therefore, andrological consultation is necessary to evaluate fertility as a long-term follow-up, especially as the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive function are still to be thoroughly researched.