A prospective observational study of post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Freie Universität Berlin · +6 more institutions
Abstract
A subset of patients has long-lasting symptoms after mild to moderate Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a prospective observational cohort study, we analyze clinical and laboratory parameters in 42 post-COVID-19 syndrome patients (29 female/13 male, median age 36.5 years) with persistent moderate to severe fatigue and exertion intolerance six months following COVID-19. Further we evaluate an age- and sex-matched postinfectious non-COVID-19 myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome cohort comparatively. Most post-COVID-19 syndrome patients are moderately to severely impaired in daily live. 19 post-COVID-19 syndrome patients fulfill the 2003 Canadian Consensus Criteria for myalgic…
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Authors
19- CKClaudia KedorCorresponding
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- HFHelma Freitag
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- LMLil Meyer‐Arndt
Max Delbrück Center, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- KWKirsten Wittke
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- LGLeif G. Hanitsch
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Topics & keywords
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Medicine
- Encephalomyelitis
- Prospective cohort study
- Internal medicine
- Severity of illness
- Cohort study
- Physical therapy
- Good health and well-being