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- Title
Prevalence and characteristics of persistent symptoms after non-severe COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.
- Authors
Armange, Lucas; Bénézit, François; Picard, Léa; Pronier, Charlotte; Guillot, Stéphanie; Lentz, Pierre-Axel; Carré, François; Tattevin, Pierre; Revest, Matthieu
- Abstract
We performed a prospective cohort study of 311 outpatients with non-severe COVID-19 (187 women, median age 39 years). Of the 214 (68.8%) who completed the 6-week follow-up questionnaire, 115 (53.7%) had recovered. Others mostly reported dyspnea (n = 86, 40.2%), weight loss (n = 83, 38.8%), sleep disorders (n = 68, 31.8%), and anxiety (n = 56, 26.2%). Of those who developed ageusia and anosmia, these symptoms were still present at week 6 in, respectively, 11/111 (9.9%) and 19/114 (16.7%). Chest CT scan and lung function tests found no explanation in the most disabled patients (n = 23). This study confirms the high prevalence of persistent symptoms after non-severe COVID-19.
- Subjects
COVID-19; SYMPTOMS; COMPUTED tomography; PULMONARY function tests; LONGITUDINAL method; WEIGHT loss; LUNGS
- Publication
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 40, Issue 11, p2421
- ISSN
0934-9723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10096-021-04261-y