Covid-19: Man in Dubai loses bladder control after infection, treated
Saman Haziq/Dubai
He was unable to realise when his bladder was full and began leaking.
A Dubai-based businessman, who suffered for months from loss of bladder control a rare side effect of Covid-19 was cured thanks to timely diagnosis and treatment.
Ahmad Zubair Qureshi, 71, contracted Covid-19 while on a visit to his home country Pakistan in December last year, and experienced severe urinary incontinence that lasted for four months.
The problem would have persisted if it was not correctly diagnosed and treated, said Dr Foroozan Khezri, specialist – adult and pediatric urologist, Medcare Hospital – Al Safa who treated the patient and helped resolve the issue in less than a month.