Urinary Frequency as a Possibly Overlooked Symptom in COVID-19 Patients: Does SARS-CoV-2 Cause Viral Cystitis?
Eur Urol
; 78(4): 624-628, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-306004
ABSTRACT
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.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Urination
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Urodynamics
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Coronavirus Infections
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Cystitis
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Urinary Incontinence, Urge
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Urol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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