RT Journal Article
T1 Defining Post-COVID Symptoms (Post-Acute COVID, Long COVID, Persistent Post-COVID): An Integrative Classification
A1 Fernández De Las Peñas, César
A1 Palacios Ceña, Domingo
A1 Gómez Mayordomo, Víctor
A1 Cuadrado Pérez, María De La Luz
A1 Florencio, Lidiane L.
AB The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has provoked a second pandemic, the “long-haulers”, i.e., individuals presenting with post-COVID symptoms. We propose that to determine the presence of post-COVID symptoms, symptoms should appear after the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection; however, this situation has some problems due to the fact that not all people infected by SARS-CoV-2 receive such diagnosis. Based on relapsing/remitting nature of post-COVID symptoms, the following integrative classification is proposed: potentially infection related-symptoms (up to 4–5 weeks), acute post-COVID symptoms (from week 5 to week 12), long post-COVID symptoms (from week 12 to week 24), and persistent post-COVID symptoms (lasting more than 24 weeks). The most important topic is to establish the time reference points. The classification also integrates predisposing intrinsic and extrinsic factors and hospitalization data which could promote post-COVID symptoms. The plethora of symptoms affecting multiple systems exhibited by “long-haulers” suggests the presence of different underlying mechanisms.
PB MPDI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6924
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6924
LA eng
NO Fernández De Las Peñas, C., Palacios Ceña, D., Gómez Mayordomo, V. et al. «Defining Post-COVID Symptoms (Post-Acute COVID, Long COVID, Persistent Post-COVID): An Integrative Classification». International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, n.o 5, marzo de 2021, p. 2621. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052621.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025