Long COVID-19 symptoms: Clinical characteristics and recovery rate among non-severe outpatients over a six-month follow-up - 05/06/22
Highlights |
• | At 6 months, 30% of long COVID-19 non-severe patients completely recovered. |
• | In this long COVID-19 outpatient cohort, the proportion of patients with more than two persistent symptoms decreased over time, reaching 26% at 6 months. |
• | The main persistent symptoms at 6 months were dyspnea and asthenia/myalgia. |
Abstract |
Background |
To describe persistent symptoms in long COVID-19 non-severe outpatients and report the 6-month clinical recovery (CR) rate.
Methods |
Observational study enrolling outpatients (≥ 18 years) with confirmed non-severe COVID-19 (positive nasopharyngeal RT-PCR or presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies) who consulted for persistent symptoms after the first pandemic wave (March-May 2020). CR was assessed at the 6-month visit and defined as complete (no symptom), partial (persistent symptoms of lower intensity) or lack of recovery (no improvement).
Results |
Sixty-three patients (79% women, mean age: 48 years) enrolled; main symptoms (mean 81 days after acute infection): asthenia/myalgia (77%), dyspnea (51%), headaches (35%), cough (33%). At 6 months (n=56), 30% had complete, 57% partial, and 13% lack of recovery. The proportion of patients with>2 persistent symptoms was 26% at 6 months (main symptoms: dyspnea [54%] and asthenia/myalgia [46%]).
Conclusion |
We observed a slow but high recovery rate at 6 months among these outpatients.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Recovery, Post-infectious disorders, Long COVID-19, Outpatients
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Vol 52 - N° 3
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