tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Infect Dis Clin North Am
. 2022 Jun;36(2):379-395.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.004. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
Postacute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Aluko A Hope[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Teresa H Evering[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or long coronavirus disease (COVID) is an emerging syndrome characterized by multiple persisting or newly emergent symptoms following the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection. For affected patients, these prolonged symptoms can have a relapsing and remitting course and may be associated with disability and frequent health care utilization. Although many symptom-driven treatments are available, management remains challenging and often requires a multidisciplinary approach. This article summarizes the emerging consensus on definitions, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of long COVID and discusses what is understood about prevention, evaluation, and treatment of this syndrome.
Keywords: COVID-19; Long COVID; Long-haul COVID; Postacute COVID-19; Postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC); SARS-CoV-2.
. 2022 Jun;36(2):379-395.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.004. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
Postacute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Aluko A Hope[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Teresa H Evering[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35636906
- DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.004
Abstract
Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or long coronavirus disease (COVID) is an emerging syndrome characterized by multiple persisting or newly emergent symptoms following the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection. For affected patients, these prolonged symptoms can have a relapsing and remitting course and may be associated with disability and frequent health care utilization. Although many symptom-driven treatments are available, management remains challenging and often requires a multidisciplinary approach. This article summarizes the emerging consensus on definitions, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of long COVID and discusses what is understood about prevention, evaluation, and treatment of this syndrome.
Keywords: COVID-19; Long COVID; Long-haul COVID; Postacute COVID-19; Postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC); SARS-CoV-2.