Clinical Features of Post-Covid Syndrome

Abstract

There is no common understanding of the clinical picture of post-covid syndrome. The US regulator CDC proposes to highlight (A) persistent symptoms and conditions that begin during acute COVID-19 illness; B) new onset late complications after asymptomatic disease or a period of acute symptomatic relief or remission; (C) the evolution of symptoms and conditions that include some persistent symptoms (eg, shortness of breath) with the addition of new symptoms or conditions over time (eg, cognitive difficulties). Some manifestations may resemble other postviral syndromes such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, dysautonomia (eg, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), or mast cell activation syndrome.