daneshmandiz@yahoo.com
6. Professor, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Department of Pediatrics, Tehran, Iran. Email: velayati@theaasm.org
7. Clinical nephrologist, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Department of Pediatrics, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Email:parisa30m@yahoo.com
*Corresponding author:Parisa Honarpisheh, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Department of Pediatrics, Tehran, Iran. Email: parisa30m@yahoo.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-5889-9475Address: Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad Avenue, Niavaran st., Tehran, Iran. ZIP: 1956944413Phone number: +9821-27123000, +989133619890Fax number: 26109680-26109484
Abstract : Although most manifestations of coronavirus infection in children are mainly related to the respiratory and gastrointestinal organs, involvement of other organs has also been seen with less prevalence. Although little is known about its impact on male genitalia, because of the expression of virus receptors in male genitalia, the genital system is regarded as at risk for this virus and may be a potential target for this virus. In this case, we reported orchitis following COVID-19 infection in a 7-year-old boy who developed orchitis in the third week of the disease. Orchitis was diagnosed based on clinical and radiological investigations and recovered spontaneously with supportive care. This case highlights this virus can enter testes and cause virus-induced orchitis and orchitis should be considered one of the rare complications of COVID-19.
Keywords : COVID-19, orchitis, scrotal discomfort