An emerging cause of chronic fatigue and pain : post-COVID-19 condition or long COVID

Some individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 can experience long-term effects from their infection, known as post-COVID conditions, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 or long COVID. Different underlying mechanisms can lead to long COVID, none of which are mutually exclusive. Lingering symptoms can persist years after SARS-CoV-2 infection, including fatigue, muscle weakness, tachycardia, dyspnea and various neurological symptoms. The symptomatology is partly similar to that reported by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and other unwell studied long-lasting diseases that may occur after other infections. People who have experienced more severe COVID-19 illness are at higher risk of developing long COVID, although anyone who was infected can experience post-COVID conditions. Importantly, unvaccinated individuals are more likely to develop long COVID. Here we review the current knowledge and discuss key findings regarding the epidemiology and physiopathology of long COVID. We briefly review current diagnostic and treatment options that remain so far largely insufficient.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Revue medicale de Liege - 78(2023), 5-6 vom: Mai, Seite 299-304

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Une cause émergente de fatigue et de douleurs chroniques : l’affection post-COVID-19 ou COVID long

Beteiligte Personen:

El Moussaoui, Majdouline [VerfasserIn]
Guiot, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Frippiat, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Darcis, Gilles [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

COVID-19
English Abstract
Journal Article
Long COVID
Post-COVID conditions
Post-COVID-19
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.06.2023

Date Revised 26.06.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358515890