The testis in patients with COVID-19: virus reservoir or immunization resource?
Federica Barbagallo, Aldo E. Calogero, Rossella Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Laura M. Mongioì, Antônio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera
Abstract
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus designated SARS-CoV-2 was identified in patients with pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China (1). The World Health Organization (WHO) assigned the official name "COVID-19" to the new coronavirus disease and on the 11th of March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. The major morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 is due to acute viral pneumonitis that evolves to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (2).
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