A literature review about post-COVID-19 syndrome

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coronavirus infections, SARS-CoV-2, complications, fatigue.

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 is a viral disease that has caused great affectation in the health of the global population. Several studies have shown that two to three months after coronavirus infection patients continue to report symptoms, fatigue, dyspnea and headache being the most frequent.

Objective: To present relevant scientific information on post-COVID-19 syndrome.

Development: A literature review was conducted between November 2020 and February 2021, consisting of the phases of planning, design and management, analysis, elaboration and formalization. The strategic search was carried out using ScienceDirect, PubMed/Medline, NusrginsOvid, SciELO and Google Scholar, through the combination of the Boolean operators OR, AND and NOT. Full texts were considered, in Spanish, English and Portuguese, from 2019 to 2021. After the selection and an in-depth review, 38 articles were obtained that met the set objective, which were processed with the PRISMA methodology.

Conclusions: There is a post-COVID-19 syndrome, directly related to a multisystem inflammatory process, which shows symptoms in patients three months after the end of the infectious process. Among these, fatigue, dyspnea and headache are the most frequent, in addition to cardiac, psychological and neurobiological consequences.

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2022-07-15

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Perilla Portilla EJ, Perilla Portilla FE, Fuentes Corzo SR. A literature review about post-COVID-19 syndrome. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];36(3). Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/3074

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