The COVID-19 pandemic is the modern-day apocalypse that the world has experienced, with a death toll of 60.1 lakh by 2022. Although many patients recovered from the disease, a major part of the ...population has been crippled with the sequelae that occurred with the infection. One such complication is the development of pulmonary fibrosis, especially among those who recovered from moderate-to-severe COVID-19 infection that has been reported in several studies. Albeit adequate and early usage of antivirals, antibiotics, and steroids, and the development of lung fibrosis was inevitable in certain patients. Here, we report four cases, who recovered from COVID-19 infection but developed pulmonary fibrosis along the course of illness. They were followed for 6 months, along with treatment with antifibrotics, and were assessed for improvement, both clinically and radiologically. While three among the four patients showed resolution in their follow-up CT scans, one patient's fibrosis worsened with progression to interstitial lung disease.
An occupational disease is one that occurs exclusively or mainly under the influence of the harmful factors of the working environment and is included in the list of occupational diseases. Since the ...early stages of the pandemic, it has been proposed that COVID-19 be recognized as an occupational disease worldwide, but to date the situation varies from country to country. Even more serious turn out to be the complications of the disease (the so-called long COVID or post- COVID-19 syndrome (PCS). Patients may experience symptoms for up to 3 months or more after the onset of infection, which significantly reduces their ability to work and impairs their quality of life. To date, COVID-19 and long-term COVID-19 are not included in the lists of occupational diseases provided by international organizations (International Labor Organization, World Health Organization (WHO), European Union (EU)) and are not recognized as an occupational disease in Bulgaria and in most countries. This leads to a number of economic complications both for the patients (and their families), as well as for the employer and the state.
Long-term complications of COVID-19 Desai, Amar D; Lavelle, Michael; Boursiquot, Brian C ...
American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology,
01/2022, Letnik:
322, Številka:
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SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread across the globe and infected hundreds of millions of people worldwide. As our experience with this virus continues to grow, our understanding of both short-term and ...long-term complications of infection with SARS-CoV-2 continues to grow as well. Just as there is heterogeneity in the acute infectious phase, there is heterogeneity in the long-term complications seen following COVID-19 illness. The purpose of this review article is to present the current literature with regards to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and proposed management algorithms for the various long-term sequelae that have been observed in each organ system following infection with SARS-CoV-2. We will also consider future directions, with regards to newer variants of the virus and their potential impact on the long-term complications observed.
El síndrome post-COVID-19 se estudia en el mundo, pues es un diagnóstico que surge hace dos años, a partir de una nueva enfermedad. Se presenta el caso con el objetivo de describir la evolución de un ...paciente con VIH y un diagnóstico de síndrome post-COVID-19. Paciente masculino, de 30 años de edad, que acude a consulta con antecedente de enfermedad personal, seropositivo al VIH. Es confirmado mediante la prueba de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con transcriptasa inversa en tiempo real positivo a la COVID-19. Días después de su alta, comienza a presentar cansancio fácil, fatiga, sudoraciones, dolores articulares, falta de aire, palpitaciones e insomnio ocasional. Las características clínicas y la historia epidemiológica son claves para el diagnóstico, se descartan procesos infecciosos y otras etiologías. El diagnóstico del síndrome post-COVID-19 suele ser tardío. Este síndrome afecta la calidad de vida y la incorporación laboral de los pacientes.
Introducción: En la pandemia del COVID-19, el adulto mayor ha sido centro de atención a nivel mundial. La población de adultos mayores constituye el grupo poblacional de mayor riesgo, mortalidad y ...vulnerabilidad ante la aparición de emociones negativas. Objetivo: Caracterizar la depresión en los adultos mayores atendidos en la consulta post-COVID-19. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal, de corte cuanti-cualitativo, de noviembre de 2021 a febrero 2022. El universo lo constituyeron 133 pacientes que estuvieron ingresados en el Hospital ¨Leopoldito Martínez¨ durante la pandemia; atendidos con posterioridad en la consulta post-COVID-19 por un equipo multidisciplinario, en el Policlínico Universitario ¨Dr. Santiago Rafael Echezarreta Mulkay¨. Para la selección de la muestra se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico, intencional por criterios, quedo conformada por 80 sujetos entre 60 y 80 años. Las variables estudio fueron depresión y adulto mayor. Las técnicas de recogida de información fueron: la observación, la entrevista semiestructurada y el Test de Depresión Geriátrica Yesavage. Los resultados se presentaron en tablas. Resultados: El 100 % de los adultos mayores presentaron comorbilidades asociadas. Predominaron los adultos mayores acompañados en el 73.75 %, casados el 60 % y con vínculo laboral 56.25 %. Prevaleció el nivel de depresión severa con 52.5 %, en el sexo femenino en un 55 % y en las edades de 72 a 77 años con 17.5 %. Conclusiones: Existen niveles de depresión severa en el adulto mayor post -COVID-19, en el sexo femenino y las edades comprendidas entre los 72 y 77 años.
The increased risk for post-COVID-19 condition after the Omicron-dominant wave remains unclear. This population-based study included 25,911 persons in Japan 20-69 years of age with confirmed ...SARS-CoV-2 infection enrolled in the established registry system during July-August 2022 and 25,911 age- and sex-matched noninfected controls who used a self-reported questionnaire in January-February 2023. We compared prevalence and age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios of persistent COVID-19 symptoms (lasting ≥2 months). We evaluated factors associated with post-COVID-19 condition by comparing cases with and without post-COVID-19 condition. We analyzed 14,710 (8,392 cases and 6,318 controls) of 18,183 respondents. Post-COVID-19 condition proportion among cases was 11.8%, higher by 6.3% than 5.5% persistent symptoms among controls. Female sex, underlying medical conditions, mild to moderate acute COVID-19, and vaccination were associated with post-COVID-19 condition. Approximately 12% had post-COVID-19 condition during the Omicron-dominant wave, indicating the need for longer follow-up.The increased risk for post-COVID-19 condition after the Omicron-dominant wave remains unclear. This population-based study included 25,911 persons in Japan 20-69 years of age with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection enrolled in the established registry system during July-August 2022 and 25,911 age- and sex-matched noninfected controls who used a self-reported questionnaire in January-February 2023. We compared prevalence and age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios of persistent COVID-19 symptoms (lasting ≥2 months). We evaluated factors associated with post-COVID-19 condition by comparing cases with and without post-COVID-19 condition. We analyzed 14,710 (8,392 cases and 6,318 controls) of 18,183 respondents. Post-COVID-19 condition proportion among cases was 11.8%, higher by 6.3% than 5.5% persistent symptoms among controls. Female sex, underlying medical conditions, mild to moderate acute COVID-19, and vaccination were associated with post-COVID-19 condition. Approximately 12% had post-COVID-19 condition during the Omicron-dominant wave, indicating the need for longer follow-up.
COVID-19 is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Though the majority of the patients infected with COVID-19 fully recover, persistent illness and symptoms have been ...identified among a considerable number of patients. This review summarizes the reported post COVID-19 symptoms, prevalence, and the predicting factors of post COVID-19 condition are also outlined. Post COVID-19 symptoms can range from fatigue, dyspnea, cough, sleep disorders, cognitive impairments, and anxiety or depression that last for weeks or months after the initial recovery. The prevalence of post COVID-19 symptoms varied highly, ranging from 0.42-98%. It can affect anyone with mild to severe acute infection, and females and older adults were found to be at greater risk of developing prolonged symptoms. Proper evaluation of risk involved in the subgroups of COVID-19 patients- would enable earlier diagnosis and better treatment and rehabilitation.
China is the first major economy to show a recovery after a slowdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. This work aims to explore what the China’s economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic means ...for the economic growth and energy consumption of the other countries using the global VAR quarterly data. In the long term, spillover effects of China’s economic growth have the most obvious impact on upper-middle-income countries’ economic growth (0.17%), followed by the economic growth of lower-middle-income countries (0.16%) and high-income countries (0.15%). However, the spillover effect of China’s economic growth has the most significant impact on energy consumption in high-income countries (0.11%–0.45%), followed by energy consumption in upper-middle-income countries (0.08%–0.33%) and in lower-middle-income countries (−0.02%–0.05%). Our results indicate upper-middle-income countries will benefit the most from China’s economic recovery post-COVID-19, followed by lower-middle-income countries and high-income countries. The spillover effect of China’s economic recovery post-COVID-19 brings the most obvious impact on the increase in energy consumption in high-income countries, followed by middle-income countries. It also should be noted that the spillover effect of China’s economic growth does not necessarily lead to an increase in energy consumption lower-middle-income countries. Generally, the spillover effect of China’s economic recovery on other countries’ economic growth is much more than other countries’ energy consumption.
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•China is the first major economy to show a recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.•Investigating China’s economic spillover effects on other countries’ economy &energy.•China’s economic recovery lead to all other countries’ economic growth.•China’s economic recovery does not lead to all other countries’ energy consumption.•Spillover effect of China economy on economic growth is far greater on energy consumption.
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