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. 2020 May 31;6(5):1124–1129. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.009

Table 2.

Pathological findings in the testes of 12 COVID-19 patients.

Case no. Tubular injury Leydig cells Spermatogenesis SARS-CoV-2 (RT-PCR)
Electron microscopy
Lung Testis
S20-4 Severe 2.0 Hypospermatogenesis, MPH + ND
S20-5 ND ND ND + + ND
S20-6 Moderate 2.2 Hypospermatogenesis, MPH + ND
S20-7 Moderate 0.44 Maturation arrest, MPH + ND
S20-9 Moderate 1.6 Spermatogenesis appropriate for age ND
S20-12 Mild 2.82 Hypospermatogenesis + Not detected
S20-14 Moderate 5.3 Spermatogenesis appropriate for age + Not detected
S20-19 Moderate 1.0 Spermatogenesis appropriate for age + ND
S20-20 Mild 3.6 Maturation arrest + Not detected
S20-22 Severe ND Maturation arrest, MPH + ND
S20-23 Severe 1.0 Hypospermatogenesis ND
S20-24 Severe 1.5 Maturation arrest, MPH + ND

MPH = mild peritubular hyalinization; ND = not determined; RT-PCR = reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.