Rheumatic Symptoms Following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Chronic Post-COVID-19 Condition.

Dan CuiYeming WangLixue HuangXiaoying GuZhisheng HuangShengrui MuChen WangBin Cao

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

Our investigation showed a considerable proportion of rheumatic symptoms following COVID-19 in discharged patients, which highlights the need for continuing attention. Notably, rheumatic symptoms following COVID-19 were independent of the severity of illness and corticosteroid treatment during the acute phase.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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rheumatoid arthritis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
working memory
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
replacement therapy
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