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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;39(8):e200-e202.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002769.

Orchiepididymitis in a Boy With COVID-19

Luigi Gagliardi  1 , Carlo Bertacca  1 , Chiara Centenari  1 , Ilaria Merusi  1 , Eva Parolo  1 , Vincenzo Ragazzo  1 , Vittorio Tarabella  2
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Case Reports

Orchiepididymitis in a Boy With COVID-19

Luigi Gagliardi et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms in children are incompletely described. We present the first case of orchiepididymitis associated with COVID-19 in a boy and discuss pathways of testicular involvement by SARS-CoV2 virus. This case underlines the need for further study of the clinical presentation of pediatric COVID-19 and the potential association with nonrespiratory symptoms.

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  • COVID-19 and Orchi-epididymitis.
    Di Vincenzo A, Rossato M. Di Vincenzo A, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Nov;39(11):e385. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002869. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020. PMID: 32826720 No abstract available.

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