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. 2021 Jun;75(6):e14110.
doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14110. Epub 2021 Mar 5.

The effect of COVID-19 on lower urinary tract symptoms in elderly men

Osman Can  1 , Mustafa Erkoç  2 , Murat Ozer  3 , Musab Umeyir Karakanli  3 , Alper Otunctemur  3
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The effect of COVID-19 on lower urinary tract symptoms in elderly men

Osman Can et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic is the most important public health problem in 2020. Millions of people have been infected or died because of the outbreak. We know the common symptoms of the disease such as fever and cough. However, all symptoms and features of COVID-19 are still were not known. We aimed to evaluate the change in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after COVID-19 in men.

Methods: We prospectively assessed 94 patients with COVID-19 during hospitalisation. The patients were divided into two groups according to age, that being over and under age 50. IPSS scores of all patients were enrolled. Additionally, we compared the scores with pre-COVID-19 values.

Results: LUTS scores were found to be increased in elderly patients. Additionally, the severity of the disease did not correlate with LUTS scores.

Conclusion: LUTS may be one of the symptoms of COVID-19 in some patients. Elderly patients with increased LUTS should be evaluated for COVID-19 when the reason unclear.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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FIGURE 1
Scattering chart of CT scores and IPSS scores; there is no correlation between CT scores and IPSS scores
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Comment in

  • Geriatrics.
    Griebling TL. Griebling TL. J Urol. 2021 Sep;206(3):747-750. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001918. Epub 2021 Jun 17. J Urol. 2021. PMID: 34134523 No abstract available.

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