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ODP439 Characteristics of Long COVID Symptoms and Utility of Serum Antibody Measurement for the Evaluation of Long COVID

Authors :
Yasue Sakurada
Naruhiko Sunada
Hiroyuki Honda
Kazuki Tokumasu
Yuki Otsuka
Yoshihisa Hanayama
Yasuhiro Nakano
Kou Hasegawa
Mikako Obika
Hideharu Hagiya
Fumio Otsuka
Source :
Journal of the Endocrine Society. 6:A437-A437
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
The Endocrine Society, 2022.

Abstract

The pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has yet not only to be converged, but also new infections continue to occur. At least about one-third of the affected patients suffer from various symptoms even after the acute phase. However, effective treatments for sequelae have not yet been established, and the prognosis and risk factors are still unclear. It is possible that endocrine disruption is involved in the occurrence of long COVID. Okayama University Hospital set up a COVID-19 aftercare (CAC) outpatient clinic on Feb. 15 in 2021 to treat patients suffering from sequelae even one month after COVID-19 infection. In the present study, to extract the key factors that affect the onset and course of sequelae, a retrospective analysis was performed by focusing on changes in the number of symptoms and patient background during the three months from the first outpatient visit. Also, we focused on how various sequelae progress in patients who received continuous medical care for 3 months, in which the relationship between the sequelae and the serum COVID-19 antibody titer measured at the first visit was evaluated. In this study, the data from 65 patients who visited our clinic. Presentation: No date and time listed

Details

ISSN :
24721972
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Accession number :
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