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    Volume 6, Issue 1, January – 2021 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

    ISSN No:-2456-2165

    Urogenital Symptoms Affecting Diagnosis and


    Prognosis of Covid-19
    Mostafa shendy , Ebthal Hassan

    Abstract: II. COVID-19 ASSOCIATED WITH LUTS.


    Aim: 1-review effect of covid-19 on the urogenital system
    and how it helps in the diagnosis of patients with no typical One of the most interesting symptoms is the increased
    covid-19 symptoms urinary frequency in patients with covid-19 according to a
    2-role of some urogenital symptoms and comorbidities in case study. After covid-19 patients in the study were excluded
    predicting susceptibility, prognosis, and severity of covid- from urinary tract infection, acute kidney injury, and
    19 patients prostatitis, however; they suffered from LUTS mainly
    frequency 1st noticed when they were first diagnosed with
    Keywords:- Urogenital, Covid-19, LUTS, BPH, Cystitis, Covid-19and they continue to suffer from it during their stay
    Frequency. in the hospital. Not only LUTS were proved to be one of the
    overlooked symptoms of covid-19, but also they were
    I. INTRODUCTION discovered to be one of the earliest symptoms as well.

    The coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) pandemic is one of the The cause of LUTS accompanying covid-19 infection is
    hardest challenges of the medical world nowadays as it keeps still unclear, but some possible causes were found such as 1-de
    presenting with a different clinical picture now and then. Novo covid-19 associated cystitis (CAC) which may be due to
    increase urine cytokines as a result of the inflammation,2-
    Compared to when it first started in Wuhan, China in viral infection itself as some viruses can cause LUTS, for
    December 2019 with mainly respiratory symptoms, fever, dry example, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-
    cough, and tiredness, the list of symptoms is growing rapidly cell lymphotropic virus, 3-the depressive mood of covid-19
    to include other systems, for example, gastrointestinal patients may lead to psychogenic LUTS.
    symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and
    diarrhea. It also includes some unexpected symptoms like The cough was also one of the possible causes for
    anosmia and ageusia. increased urinary incontinence in covid-19 patients.

    Recently, covid-19 was strongly related to some So patients with urinary frequency and no other typical
    urogenital symptoms including urinary frequency, hematuria, covid- 19 symptoms may be missed or misdiagnosed as
    and painful micturition. urosepsis if accompanied by fever. That's why we have to
    keep in mind these symptoms and their relationship with
    It was also noted that older patients with some urogenital covid-19.
    comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease, and urogenital
    malignancies are more susceptible to being affected with  Prognosis
    covid-19 in addition to a worse prognosis. Some comorbidities were strongly related to increase
    susceptibility of covid-19 infection including chronic lung
    Also, patients with age-related benign prostatic diseases, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, but some
    hyperplasia with LUTS were found to have a worse covid-19 urogenital comorbidities should be considered as well Older
    prognosis, longer hospital stay, and more frequent ICU patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, urogenital
    admission. malignancies, chronic kidney diseases were detected to be
    more susceptible to covid-19 infection most probably because
    of weaker immune system, and when these patients get
    infected with covid-19, they seem to have more variable
    symptoms and course of infection.

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    Volume 6, Issue 1, January – 2021 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology
    ISSN No:-2456-2165
     BPH &LUTS
    According to a prospective study, patients over 65 years
    old who were diagnosed with covid-19 were divided into 3
    groups mild, moderate, and severe according to their IPSS. It
    was noted that patients in group 3(with the highest IPSS) had
    the longest hospital stay, were admitted more frequently to the
    ICU, and had the highest mortality rate.

    III. CONCLUSION

    Physicians should pay more attention to new urogenital


    symptoms as urine frequency or prior urogenital comorbidities
    as BPH, chronic kidney diseases, urogenital malignancies in
    admitted patients either diagnosed with covid-19 or not and to
    always consider covid-19 infection in these patients and to
    always keep your safety measures at its highest all the time.

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