Three-quarters of Wuhan patients hospitalized for Covid-19 still had symptoms 6 months later

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CNN 1/16/21

Three-quarters of Wuhan patients hospitalized for Covid-19 still had symptoms 6 months late

 

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Most patients who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 still suffered a variety of symptoms -- including fatigue and sleep difficulties -- six months after infection, a Chinese study has found.

The study of more than 1,700 patients treated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, shows 76% suffered at least one symptom months after they were discharged from hospital.

The study, the largest of its kind yet carried out, was published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet. It found that fatigue and sleep difficulties were the most common post Covid-19 symptoms, occurring in 63% and 26% of the patients, respectively, six months after the onset of their initial diagnosis.

The disease could also have long-lasting psychological complications, with anxiety or depression reported among 23% of the patients, the study found.

Patients who were more severely ill tended to have continued evidence of lung damage on X-rays, according to the researchers.

Patients who were more severely ill tended to have continued evidence of lung damage on X-rays, according to the researchers....

...The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, joint pain and chest pain as the most commonly reported long-term symptoms. Others, such as difficulty with thinking and concentration -- known as "brain fog," depression and headache, are also reported among coronavirus long-haulers....