Prolonged Symptoms After COVID-19 Infection in Outpatients

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Aditi Ramakrishnan, Emory University; Jennifer Zreloff, Emory University; Miranda Moore, Emory University; Sharon Bergquist, Emory University; Michele Cellai, Emory University; Jason Higdon, Emory University; James O'Keefe, Emory University; David Roberts, Emory University; Henry Wu, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-03-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab060
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Grant/Funding Information: Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR002378 and TL1TR002382. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
• Keywords: COVID-19; prolonged symptoms; ambulatory care
• Research Categories: Biology, Virology; Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

We review 127 encounters for polymerase chain reaction–confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. We describe the symptomatology, time course, exam, and radiographic findings in this population. Patients with COVID-19 can experience persistent symptoms, primarily respiratory in nature, which can be severe enough to warrant hospitalization.