Orchitis in a 7-year-old child with coronavirus disease 2019 infection

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Year : 2023 \| Volume : 2 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 67-70

Orchitis in a 7-year-old child with coronavirus disease 2019 infection Hossein Ali Ghaffaripour¹, Elham Sadati¹, Sara Haseli², Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani³, Zahra Daneshmandi³, Parisa Honarpisheh¹ ¹ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran ² Department of Radiology, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran ³ Department of Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran Correspondence Address: Parisa Honarpisheh Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad Avenue, Niavaran St., ZIP: 1956944413, Tehran Iran Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/jpdtsm.jpdtsm_92_22

Although a little is known about the impact of coronavirus on male genitalia, the expression of virus receptors in this system makes it a potential target for this virus. Here, we reported orchitis as a late complication following coronavirus disease 2019 infection, which highlights the importance of follow-up in these patients.



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