A case series presented at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2021 Annual Meeting indicated that new-onset bladder symptoms can impact men and women who have been admitted to a hospital for COVID-19.

Investigators compared 53 patients who were discharged in recent weeks after a COVID-19 hospital admission and had reported new-onset urinary symptoms (average age of 65 years), with 12 asymptomatic subjects (controls). A large proportion of subjects reporting bladder symptoms had no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in their urine. Luminex assays revealed that the levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as growth-regulated oncogene-alpha, interleukin-6, interferon-gamma–inducible protein 10, and C-reactive protein, were significantly increased in urine samples from COVID-19 patients, particularly those with COVID-19 associate cystitis, compared to control subjects… (Medscape)