Multisystemic Long-Term Sequelae of Covid-19: A ReviewBased on the Current Literature Over a Year of PandemicExperience

Selma ATEŞ, Lütfiye ÖZPAK, Mahmut BÜYÜKŞİMŞEK, Ekrem AKSU, Ahmet Rıza ŞAHİN, Burhan Fatih KOÇYİĞİT, Ramazan Azim OKYAY, Hilmi Erdem SÜMBÜL, Ali Muhittin TAŞDOĞAN, Ali MEŞEN, Mehmet Kutlu DEMİRKOL, Abdullah BEYOĞLU, Ahmet ACIPAYAM, Murat ŞAHİN, Mahmut Egemen ŞENEL, Erdinç GÜLÜMSEK, Celaleddin TURGUT,

Abstract

On January 7, 2020, it was announced that the Chinese Government isolated a new variant of Coronavirus (SARSCoV-2). Officials reported that populations were not equally affected in terms of the number of cases, severe illness,and death. As of 28 December 2020, 81,000,000 cases have been confirmed globally, and approximately 1,770,000total deaths have been reported for COVID-19. Besides difficulties of COVID-19 management in the acute stage,long-term consequences of the infection could cause widespread public health problems across the World. This re view article aims to examine current literature regarding COVID-19, identify post-illness sequelae, detect patients atrisk for sequelae, and provide guidance to management strategies. In the report, long-term pulmonary sequels andsystemic problems including cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, endocrinologic, nephrological, hematologic,gastrointestinal, dermatologic, etc. of COVID-19 are discussed in accordance with recent scientific publications.