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Orchiepididymitis in a 14-year-old boy with concurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection

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M Wronowski, W Woźniak, M Wanke-Rytt, K Jażdzewski, E Kuchar, M Kloc, J Z Kubiak

Abstract


The symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 provoked by this virus are poorly described in children. Here we analyse a case of orchiepididymitis associated with COVID-19 in a 14-year-old boy. We discuss the possibility of SARS-CoV-2-associated testicular inflammation. This report strengthens the necessity for more in-depth study of the clinical presentation of paediatric COVID-19 and the potential association with non-respiratory symptoms

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M Wronowski, Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

W Woźniak, Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

M Wanke-Rytt, Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

K Jażdzewski, Department of Genomic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

E Kuchar, Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

M Kloc, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Texas, USA; The Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery, Texas, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Genetics, University of Texas, Houston, USA

J Z Kubiak, Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland; UnivRennes, Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes, Faculty of Medicine, Rennes, France; Department of Experimental Embryology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Poland

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South African Journal of Child Health 2021;15(4):226.

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Date submitted: 2022-02-01
Date published: 2022-02-01

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