Post COVID-19 Symptoms?

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