Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Post Acute Covid-19 Patients

Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Related Factors in Post Acute Covid-19 Patients

The patients whose musculoskeletal symptoms initiated or aggravated with Covid-19, were compared with the patients whose musculoskeletal symptoms did not change with Covid-19. The variables; the demographic and treatment datas, admission symptoms, post acute-Covid-19 symptoms, laboratory, chest computed tomography findings.

There is a lack of an overview of the factors associated with post acute-Covid-19 musculoskeletal symptoms. The aims are;1-to evaluate the most frequent admission symptoms and the frequency of musculoskeletal symptoms in post acute-Covid-19 patients,2-to determine the related factors with the post acute-Covid-19 musculoskeletal symptoms.

In this retrospective study; the patients whose musculoskeletal symptoms initiated or aggravated with Covid-19, were compared wthe patients whose musculoskeletal symptoms did not change with Covid-19. The variables; the demographic and treatment datas, admission symptoms, post acute-Covid-19 symptoms, laboratory (complete blood count, C-reactive protein, ferritin, D-dimer), chest computed tomography findings.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 18 years or older
• Having Covid-19 treatment (home quarantine / hospital / intensive care unit) according to a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in a nasopharyngeal + oropharyngeal swab or chest CT.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who did not have musculoskeletal symptom records (admission symptoms and musculoskeletal symptoms such as; fatigue, spine / joint /muscle pain/ numbness) in patients files
• Acute Covid-19 patients whose symptoms started less than 1 month