Long COVID
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [1]. The effects of COVID-19 have been characterised across different time points, defined as [2]:
- Acute COVID-19 infection with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for up to 4 weeks.
- Ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks.
- Post-COVID-19 syndrome with signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.
The long term sequelae of COVID-19 awaits consensus definition, and a variety of nomenclature has been used to describe the long term signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This includes the patient directed terms "Long COVID" [3][4][5], "Long Haul COVID" and "Long Haulers". For the purposes of consistency, this page will refer to the long term consequences of COVID-19 as "Long COVID" and to people "Living with COVID-19". We will refer to "Long COVID" because this term acknowledges that cause and disease course are as yet unknown, makes clear that “mild” covid-19 is not necessarily mild, avoids “chronic,” “post” and “syndrome” that may delegitimise peoples experiences, draws attention to morbidity, and centres people with disability [3].
Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process[edit | edit source]
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Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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Diagnostic Procedures[edit | edit source]
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Outcome Measures[edit | edit source]
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Management / Interventions[edit | edit source]
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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it
- ↑ https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10179/documents/final-scope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/10/01/why-we-need-to-keep-using-the-patient-made-term-long-covid/
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620306456
- ↑ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02796-2
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