Long COVID for the Rheumatologist: Current Understanding and Approach to Management.

Publication date: Feb 01, 2025

There are estimated tens of millions of individuals throughout the world suffering from a variety of postinfectious sequela following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 also commonly referred to as long coronavirus disease (COVID). Long COVID is providing an opportunity for the field of rheumatology to explore the relationship between similar syndromes including fibromyalgia seen in patients with underlying inflammatory and noninflammatory rheumatic diseases, as well as other postacute infectious sequela and bring our field’s traditional skill sets to bear on improving our understanding of these disorders and the care of such patients.

Concepts Keywords
Coronavirus COVID-19
Covid COVID-19
Field Fibromyalgia
Postinfectious Humans
Rheumatologist Infection
Long COVID
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Postinfectious
Rheumatic Diseases
Rheumatologists
Rheumatology
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH Long COVID
disease MESH infection
pathway KEGG Coronavirus disease
disease MESH syndromes
disease MESH fibromyalgia
disease MESH rheumatic diseases
disease MESH COVID-19

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