Open AccessCovid-19 and severe OAT syndrome with dramatic recovery
Author(s) -
Robinson Simon,
Elhasnaoui Chadi,
Kalsi Jas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archives of renal diseases and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-5495
DOI - 10.17352/2455-5495.000039
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , semen , angiotensin converting enzyme , coronavirus , virology , immunology , andrology , disease , blood pressure , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
We describe a young man of 37 years with a transient but marked Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) syndrome due to severe covid infection with the perfect recovery of semen parameters along with recovery of general health. Setting district general hospital: Intervention none. We review the role of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus), the role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE-2), Angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) and propose that it is potentially involved in a cause and effect mechanism of injury.
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