Open AccessCOVID-19 and Long-Term Sequelae
Author(s) -
Youn Jeong Kim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the korean journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2289-0769
pISSN - 1738-9364
DOI - 10.3904/kjm.2022.97.1.23
Subject(s) - covid-19 , middle east respiratory syndrome , medicine , term (time) , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , disease , pediatrics , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , physics , quantum mechanics
After acute corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there have been increasing reports of persistent and long-term symptoms similar to the post- viral syndromes described in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS). Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the current literature on long-term COVID-19 focusing on organ-specific sequelae. Many of the recovered COVID-19 patients may be affected by long-term health. The future for COVID-19 survivors remains uncertain, and well conducted long term research will be needed.