Extraordinary daytime urinary frequency (EDUF): warning signs pediatricians should not miss in times of COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has had deep negative impacts on mental health on both adults and children, leading to increased diagnosis of mental disorders, somatic symptoms and reactive disorders.

Since emotional stress often underlies urological behavioral disorders, such as extraordinary daytime urinary frequency (EDUF), pediatricians need to be trained in “catching the symptoms” in order to achieve a proper diagnosis and to offer adequate support both to patients and their families.