Long COVID from rheumatology perspective - a narrative review.
Hem Raj SapkotaAlbert Selva-O'CallaghanPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)
Long-term sequel of acute COVID-19, commonly referred to as long COVID, has affected millions of patients worldwide. Long COVID patients display persistent or relapsing and remitting symptoms that include fatigue, breathlessness, cough, myalgia, arthralgia, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment and skin rashes. Due to the shared clinical features, laboratory and imaging findings, long COVID could mimic rheumatic disease posing a diagnostic challenge. Our comprehensive literature review will help rheumatologist to be aware of long COVID manifestations and differentiating features from rheumatic diseases to ensure a timely and correct diagnosis is reached.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- multiple sclerosis
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- intensive care unit
- disease activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- depressive symptoms
- mass spectrometry
- patient reported outcomes
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- respiratory failure
- hepatitis b virus
- wound healing