Naslov
Radiological signs of urinary tract involvement in Covid-19: a case report and a literature review

Autori
Budimir Mršić, Danijela ; Jerković, Kristian

Izvornik
Hrvatski časopis zdravstvenih znanosti (2787-4761) 2 (2022), 1; 64-67

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
COVID-19 ; CT ; acute kidney injury ; bladder ; blood clot

Sažetak
The extrapulmonary manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are common. However, radiological reports presenting urinary tract abnormalities related to COVID-19 were not widely published. We present a case of a female patient with a mild course of the COVID-19 disease, which affected the entire urinary tract. CT scanning showed inflammatory kidney changes with multiple ureter and bladder blood clots accompanied by a decrease in renal function. A literature review found only several publications that included imaging of urinary tract manifestations of COVID-19, generally presenting as renal infarctions due to a COVID-19 related hypercoagulability state. Also, there is evidence of some discrete changes in renal parenchymal CT attenuation values due to kidney inflammation in COVID-19 patients. However, imaging of other parts of the urinary system, with the exception of the kidneys, are rarely described to be affected by COVID-19. More clinical attention is needed to diagnose the unknown aspects of the disease.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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