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<p>The majority of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients fully recover within a few weeks. However, a significant proportion of them, independently of their age, still have multi-organ damage, similar to that during the acute phase of infection, or symptoms for a longer term afte r recovery. “Postacute-COVID-19 (Long COVID-19 Syndrome)” is a term used for COVID-19 patients who are still symptomatic 4 and 12 weeks after the onset of acute symptoms and “Post-COVID-19-syndrome” ‒ for those with symptoms for longer than 12 weeks after the onset of acute symptoms. The severity of the initial infection does not correlate with the probability for and with the severity of long-term symptoms. This review comments on the multiorgan effects of Long COVID-19 Syndrome: respiratory, cardiovascular, hematological, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, and metabolic ones. Recommendations for follow-up and rehabilitation for the recovery of Long COVID-19 Syndrome patients are discussed in detail.</p>
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The majority of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients fully recover within a few weeks. However, a significant proportion of them, independently of their age, still have multi-organ damage, similar to that during the acute phase of infection, or symptoms for a longer term afte r recovery. “Postacute-COVID-19 (Long COVID-19 Syndrome)” is a term used for COVID-19 patients who are still symptomatic 4 and 12 weeks after the onset of acute symptoms and “Post-COVID-19-syndrome” ‒ for those with symptoms for longer than 12 weeks after the onset of acute symptoms. The severity of the initial infection does not correlate with the probability for and with the severity of long-term symptoms. This review comments on the multiorgan effects of Long COVID-19 Syndrome: respiratory, cardiovascular, hematological, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, and metabolic ones. Recommendations for follow-up and rehabilitation for the recovery of Long COVID-19 Syndrome patients are discussed in detail.

Long COVID-19 Syndrome: Multiorgan Damage and Recommendations for Follow-Up and Rehabilitation

University Hospital for Respiratory Diseases “Sv. Sophia” – Sofia

Department of Respiratory Diseases, Medical University – Sofia

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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The majority of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients fully recover within a few weeks. However, a significant proportion of them, independently of their age, still...

Long COVID-19 Syndrome: Multiorgan Damage and Recommendations for Follow-Up and Rehabilitation

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 57 - 62

Received: Oct 12, 2021

Accepted: Dec 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0010

Keywords
Long COVID-19 Syndrome, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, rehabilitations, recovery

© 2022 R. Cherneva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Long COVID-19 Syndrome: Multiorgan Damage and Recommendations for Follow-Up and Rehabilitation

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 57 - 62

Received: Oct 12, 2021

Accepted: Dec 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0010

KeywordsLong COVID-19 Syndrome, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, rehabilitations, recovery

© 2022 R. Cherneva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Long COVID-19 Syndrome, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, rehabilitations, recovery