Post COVID-19 Symptoms?
Nesma
Nabil Ahmed Elgohary (1)
Mohamed
Nazmy Farris (2)
Diaa
Marzouk Abdel Hamid (1,3)
Mohamed
Farouk Allam (1,3)
Salwa
Mostafa Mohammad Abdel Rahman (1,4)
1.
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt.
2.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt.
3.
Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of
Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
4.
Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Faculty of
Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
World Journal of
Medical Microbiology, 2022, 1, 478
DOI:
10.31586/wjmm.2022.478
Abstract:
The
SARS-COV-2 rapid spread caused an international public health emergency with
unprecedented rates of morbidity and mortality. Post COVID-19 condition occurs
as a spectrum of symptoms that present four or more weeks after acute infection
with SARS-CoV-2. Most published data to date state 50-70% of hospitalized
patients experienced at least one post-acute COVID-19 symptom up to 3 months
after discharge. Commonly reported symptoms include; neurocognitive post
COVID-19 (fatigue, dizziness, inattention, and brain fog), respiratory
post-COVID (dyspnea, chest pain, and cough), and mental health related symptoms
(insomnia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder). Additionally,
gastro-intestinal post COVID-19 (diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain) along
with decline in quality of life and decreased ability to perform activities of
daily living were reported. The response to post COVID-19 symptoms is still in
its infancy despite being an emerging crisis as scientific evidence and robust
data are nonetheless required for clear definition, identification of time
frame, classification and management of the condition. New studies are needed
to identify total and individual incidence/prevalence rates of different
clinical presentations of post COVID-19 symptoms. These future studies will
help us to o improve early recognition of long term symptoms after acute
infection of COVID-19.
Keywords:
Post COVID-19,
COVID-19, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Dyspnea, Insomnia, Depression, Quality of Life.
World Journal of
Medical Microbiology, 2022, 1, 478
https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/wjmm/article/view/478
