Analysis of post COVID-19 condition and its overlap with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

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BACKGROUND: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) triggers the development of numerous pathologies and infection-linked complications and exacerbates existing pathologies in nearly all body systems. Aside from the primarily targeted respiratory organs, adverse SARS-CoV-2 effects were observed in nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal/metabolic, immune, and other systems in COVID-19 survivors. Long-term effects of this viral infection have been recently observed and represent distressing sequelae recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a distinct clinical entity defined as post-COVID-19 condition. Considering the pandemic is still ongoing, more time is required to confirm post COVID-19 condition diagnosis in the COVID-19 infected cohorts, although many reported post COVID-19 symptoms overlap with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

AIMS OF REVIEW: In this study, COVID-19 clinical presentation and associated post-infection sequelae (post-COVID-19 condition) were reviewed and compared with ME/CFS symptomatology.

KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: The onset, progression, and symptom profile of post COVID-19 condition patients have considerable overlap with ME/CFS. Considering the large scope and range of pro-inflammatory effects of this virus, it is reasonable to expect development of post COVID-19 clinical complications in a proportion of the affected population. There are reports of a later debilitating syndrome onset three months post COVID-19 infection (often described as long-COVID-19), marked by the presence of fatigue, headache, cognitive dysfunction, post-exertional malaise, orthostatic intolerance, and dyspnoea. Acute inflammation, oxidative stress, and increased levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), have been reported in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. Longitudinal monitoring of post COVID-19 patients is warranted to understand the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the pathomechanism of post COVID-19 condition.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Journal of advanced research - 40(2022) vom: 13. Sept., Seite 179-196

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sukocheva, Olga A [VerfasserIn]
Maksoud, Rebekah [VerfasserIn]
Beeraka, Narasimha M [VerfasserIn]
Madhunapantula, SabbaRao V [VerfasserIn]
Sinelnikov, Mikhail [VerfasserIn]
Nikolenko, Vladimir N [VerfasserIn]
Neganova, Margarita E [VerfasserIn]
Klochkov, Sergey G [VerfasserIn]
Amjad Kamal, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Staines, Donald R [VerfasserIn]
Marshall-Gradisnik, Sonya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic fatigue syndrome
Coronavirus
Fatigue
Journal Article
Myalgic encephalomyelitis
Post COVID-19 condition
Post-infection
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Sequelae
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 15.09.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jare.2021.11.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346171636