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COVID-19: Post-recovery long-term symptoms among patients in Saudi Arabia.
Khodeir, Mostafa M; Shabana, Hassan A; Rasheed, Zafar; Alkhamiss, Abdullah S; Khodeir, Mohamed; Alkhowailed, Mohammad S; Alharbi, Sami; Alsoghair, Mansour; Alsagaby, Suliman A; Al Abdulmonem, Waleed.
  • Khodeir MM; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Shabana HA; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Qassim, KSA.
  • Rasheed Z; Faculty of Medicine, Chest Diseases Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Alkhamiss AS; Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Qassim, KSA.
  • Khodeir M; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Qassim, KSA.
  • Alkhowailed MS; Psychiatric Department, Brook Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Alharbi S; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alsoghair M; Pulmonary Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alsagaby SA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Qassim, KSA.
  • Al Abdulmonem W; Department of Medical Laboratories, Central Biosciences Research Laboratories, College of Science in Al Zulfi, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia.
PLoS One ; 16(12): e0260259, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1560999
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

After recovery from acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), many patients experience long-term symptoms in different body systems. The aim of the present study was to identify these symptoms, their severity, and their duration as a first step in building a system to classify post-recovery long-term symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

METHODS:

An online-based cross-sectional survey was administered between September and October 2020. Data regarding the severity of post-recovery symptoms and their duration were collected using an Arabic questionnaire divided into six categories encompassing the 20 most prevalent symptoms.

RESULTS:

A total of 979 patients recovered from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia in the study period, of whom 53% were male and 47% were female. The most common symptoms included general fatigue and weakness (73% each), with moderate severity of neurological symptoms including mood changes (41%) and insomnia (39%). Among the special senses, loss of smell and taste of marked severity were reported by 64% and 55% among respiratory symptoms, cough of mild severity (47%), and dyspnea of moderate severity (43%). Loss of appetite of moderate severity was reported in 42%, and diarrhea, abdominal pain, and nausea of mild severity were reported by 53%, 50%, and 44% of respondents, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

Long-term symptoms after recovery from COVID-19 warrant patient follow-up. The authors propose a classification system as a starting point to guide the identification and follow-up of long-term symptoms post-recovery, and recommend larger-scale studies to broaden the definition of recovery from COVID-19, which appears to have two phases, acute and chronic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0260259

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0260259