Facing up to long COVID

Type Journal Article Author The Lancet URL https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32662-3/abstract Series Editorial Volume 396 Issue 10266 Pages 1861 Publication The Lancet ISSN 0140-6736, 1474-547X Date 12/12/2020 Extra Publisher: Elsevier PMID: 33308453 Journal Abbr The Lancet DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32662-3 Library Catalog www.thelancet.com Language English Abstract Multiorgan symptoms after COVID-19 are being reported by increasing numbers of patients. They range from cough and shortness of breath, to fatigue, headache, palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, depression, and insomnia, and affect people of varying ages. At the Lancet–Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences conference on Nov 23, Bin Cao presented data (in press at The Lancet) on the long-term consequences of COVID-19 for patients in Wuhan, and warned that dysfunctions and complications could persist in some discharged patients for at least 6 months.