Priapism associated with COVID-19: a pediatric case
Background. Urological involvement is rare in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Priapism, one of the urological involvements, was reported as one of the COVID-19 comorbidities in the elderly male patient group but has rarely been reported in the pediatric age group. Ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2022-12-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/250 |
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| Summary: | Background. Urological involvement is rare in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Priapism, one of the urological involvements, was reported as one of the COVID-19 comorbidities in the elderly male patient group but has rarely been reported in the pediatric age group.
Case. Herein, a previously healthy 8-year-old patient with COVID-19-associated priapism, which is rare in children, is presented.
Conclusions. During the pandemic, in pediatric cases with priapism of unknown etiology, COVID-19 should be one of the diagnoses to be considered.
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| ISSN: | 0041-4301 2791-6421 |