ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2021
Is there any association of COVID-19 with testicular pain and epididymo-orchitis?
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- Pooled it
- Effect of COVID-19 on Male Reproductive System - A Systematic Review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Urological complications of COVID-19: a systematic review.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyPooled it
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- SARS-CoV-2 and male infertility: from short- to long-term impacts.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2023Review
- Effect of COVID-19 on sperm parameters: pathologic alterations and underlying mechanisms.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Review
- Male Reproductive Tract Involvement and Sperm Parameters in SARS-CoV-2 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The world journal of men's health · 2023Article
- Long COVID and hypertension-related disorders: a report from the Japanese Society of Hypertension Project Team on COVID-19.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2023Review
- Network analysis of affect, emotion regulation, psychological capital, and resilience among Chinese males during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Testicular pathological alterations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Review
- Antifungal Effect of Nanoparticles against COVID-19 Linked Black Fungus: A Perspective on Biomedical Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Investigating Impacts of CoronaVac Vaccination in Males onThe world journal of men's health · 2022Article
- Surge in testicular torsion in pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Observational
- Presentations of the Acute Scrotum During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of a Non-urological Centre.Cureus · 2022Article
- Molecular characteristics, immune evasion, and impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2022Review
- The COVID-19 pandemic - what have urologists learned?Nature reviews. Urology · 2022Review
- Implications of testicular ACE2 and the renin-angiotensin system for SARS-CoV-2 on testis function.Nature reviews. Urology · 2022Review
- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on male reproductive health.BJU international · 2022Review
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimsThis study aims to analyse the novel Coronavirus disease- (COVID-19) related testicular pain in hospitalised patients because of COVID-19 and to review as an aetiological factor for epididymitis, orchitis or both.
methodsA total of 91 patients were included in the study. A questionnaire was formed for the questioning of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis in patients with COVID-19. Demographics and past medical history was also recorded. Patients' neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios (NLR), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and D-dimer values were recorded. Patients with COVID-19 were divided into two groups according to absence or presence of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis as group 1 and group 2. All results were compared for both groups.
resultsThe median age of patients was similar in both groups. Testicular pain was occurred in 10.98% of the patients. Clinical presentation of epididymo-orchitis was diagnosed in only one patient. No statistically significant difference was reported in terms of patients' age, levels of CRP and D-Dimer or NLR and results of questionnaire form queries between the two groups (P > .05).
conclusionTesticular pain was observed more frequently in hospitalised COVID-19 cases. While no inflammation marker which is related to predict of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis was found in patients with COVID-19.
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