Urinary Frequency as a Possibly Overlooked Symptom in COVID-19 Patients: Does SARS-CoV-2 Cause Viral Cystitis?
Aged
Betacoronavirus
/ pathogenicity
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections
/ complications
Cystitis
/ diagnosis
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
/ complications
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors
Urinary Incontinence, Urge
/ diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections
/ diagnosis
Urination
Urodynamics
COVID-19
Triage
Urinary frequency
Urinary infection
Viral cystitis
Journal
European urology
ISSN: 1873-7560
Titre abrégé: Eur Urol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 7512719
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
19
04
2020
accepted:
12
05
2020
pubmed:
2
6
2020
medline:
24
9
2020
entrez:
2
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge for physicians in triaging patients in emergency rooms. We found a potentially dangerous overlap of classical urinary symptoms and the as yet not fully described symptoms of COVID-19. After a patient was primarily triaged as a urosepsis case and then subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19, we focused on an increase in urinary frequency as a symptom of COVID-19 and identified this in seven males out of 57 patients currently being treated in our COVID-19 wards. In the absence of any other causes, urinary frequency may be secondary to viral cystitis due to underlying COVID-19 disease. We propose consideration of urinary frequency as an anamnestic tool in patients with infective symptoms to increase awareness among urologists during the current COVID-19 pandemic to prevent fatal implications of misinterpreting urological symptoms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32475747
pii: S0302-2838(20)30353-5
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.013
pmc: PMC7236674
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
624-628Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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