Objective: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is the latest and greatest disease affecting all over the world recently. Despite the measures being taken in countries, data related to the COVID-19 outbreak is increasing day by day. The diagnosis of COVID-19 patients with atypical/non-specific symptoms is likely to be overlooked during this pandemic process. This study aimed to investigate the changes in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in females after COVID-19 infection. Material and Methods: A total of 62 female patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in the present study. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ-FLUTS) scores of patients measured before and during COVID-19 infection were compared. Furthermore, the ICIQ-FLUTS scores after COVID-19 infection were compared with thoracic computed tomography findings. Urinary tract infections and other causes affecting urinary frequency were excluded from the study. Results: Total ICIQ-FLUTS scores after COVID-19 infection were found statistically increased in female patients (p<0.0001). However, increased LUTS were not correlate with violence of lung involvement (r=0.063, p=0.629). Conclusion: Information about COVID-19 is limited since it is a quite new disease. The LUTS were found to significantly increase in female patients after COVID-19 infection, regardless of the severity of the disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; female; lower urinary tract symptoms
Amaç: Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)], salgını son zamanlarda tüm dünyayı etkileyen en son ve en büyük hastalıktır. Alınan önlemlere rağmen COVID-19 salgınına ilişkin veriler her geçen gün artmaktadır. Atipik/spesifik olmayan semptomları olan COVID-19 hastalarının teşhisi, bu pandemi sürecinde muhtemelen gözden kaçmaktadır. Bu çalışma, kadınlarda COVID-19 enfeksiyonu sonrası alt üriner sistem semptomlarındaki (AÜSS) değişiklikleri araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya, COVID-19 tanısı konan toplam 62 kadın hasta dâhil edildi. Hastaların COVID-19 enfeksiyonu öncesi ve enfeksiyon sırasında ölçülen Kadın Alt Üriner Sistem Semptomları -Uluslararası İnkontinans Anketi [The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ-FLUTS)] puanları karşılaştırıldı. Ayrıca COVID-19 enfeksiyonu sonrasındaki ICIQ-FLUTS skorları, toraks bilgisayarlı tomografi bulguları ile karşılaştırıldı. İdrar yolu enfeksiyonu ve idrar sıklığını etkileyen diğer nedenler, çalışma dışı bırakıldı. Bulgular: Kadın hastalarda COVID-19 enfeksiyonu sonrası toplam ICIQ-FLUTS skorları istatistiksel olarak artmış bulundu (p<0,0001). Ancak bu artmış AÜSS akciğer tutulum şiddeti ile ilişkili değildir (r=0,063; p=0,629). Sonuç: COVID-19, oldukça yeni bir hastalık olduğu için hakkındaki bilgiler sınırlıdır. AÜSS'nin, hastalığın şiddeti ne olursa olsun, COVID-19 enfeksiyonundan sonra kadın hastalarda önemli ölçüde arttığı bulundu.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; kadın; alt üriner sistem semptomları
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