Pathology of the urinary system and its frequency in children with COVID-19

   This review presents data on endothelial dysfunction and the mechanisms of its development in coronavirus disease. The possible pathology of the urinary system and its frequency in children against the background of COVID-19, which is mainly due to endothelial dysfunction, is described. Displayed studies on the frequency of urinary tract infections in children and adolescents during a pandemic, which depended on the level of quarantine measures, which in turn affect the neuro-psychological causes of bladder dysfunction, limited timely access to medical care, etc. A systematic review of studies published in English from 2000 to 2019 was performed (with predominant inclusion (84,6 %) of data for the last 2 years) using PubMed, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, GoogleScholar, Cochrane, Medline, AMED databases., EMBASE, CINHAL, SportDiscus, Scopus and PEDro. The review included review articles, meta-analyses, qualitative studies, retrospective and prospective studies.

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