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Editor, Senior Moderator
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
. 2022 Feb 28;S2254-8874(22)00008-X.
doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2021.10.001. Online ahead of print.
Persistent COVID-19 syndrome. A narrative review
A López-Sampalo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], M R Bernal-López[SUP] 2 [/SUP], R Gómez-Huelgas[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
As the coronavirus-2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus type 2, has progressed, persistent COVID-19 syndrome is an increasingly recognized problem on which a significant volume of medical literature is developing. Symptoms may be persistent or appear, after an asymptomatic period, weeks or months after the initial infection. The clinical picture is as markedly heterogeneous and multisystemic as in the acute phase, so multidisciplinary management is required. In addition, their appearance is not related to the severity of the initial infection, so they can affect both mild patients, even asymptomatic, and seriously ill patients who have required hospitalization. Although it can affect people of any age, it is more common in middle-aged women. The sequelae can generate a high impact on the quality of life, and in the work and social environment. The objective of this paper is to review persistent COVID-19 syndrome, to know its clinical manifestations and the strategies for the management and follow-up of these patients.
Keywords: COVID de larga duración; COVID-19 persistente; COVID-19 posagudo; COVID-19 sequels; Long COVID; Persistent COVID-19; Post-acute COVID; Secuelas COVID-19.
. 2022 Feb 28;S2254-8874(22)00008-X.
doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2021.10.001. Online ahead of print.
Persistent COVID-19 syndrome. A narrative review
A López-Sampalo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], M R Bernal-López[SUP] 2 [/SUP], R Gómez-Huelgas[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35260380
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2021.10.001
Abstract
As the coronavirus-2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus type 2, has progressed, persistent COVID-19 syndrome is an increasingly recognized problem on which a significant volume of medical literature is developing. Symptoms may be persistent or appear, after an asymptomatic period, weeks or months after the initial infection. The clinical picture is as markedly heterogeneous and multisystemic as in the acute phase, so multidisciplinary management is required. In addition, their appearance is not related to the severity of the initial infection, so they can affect both mild patients, even asymptomatic, and seriously ill patients who have required hospitalization. Although it can affect people of any age, it is more common in middle-aged women. The sequelae can generate a high impact on the quality of life, and in the work and social environment. The objective of this paper is to review persistent COVID-19 syndrome, to know its clinical manifestations and the strategies for the management and follow-up of these patients.
Keywords: COVID de larga duración; COVID-19 persistente; COVID-19 posagudo; COVID-19 sequels; Long COVID; Persistent COVID-19; Post-acute COVID; Secuelas COVID-19.