Aftermath of Covid-19

Most people who contract have mild symptoms and recover easily. However, there are people who experience more severe symptoms and need specific treatments pharmacological or end up being admitted or referred to the intensive care unit (ICU). Some patients even need to go to rehabilitation after overcoming the disease.

Regarding the degree of physical sequelae, is closely related to the degree of disease involvement, leaving the most serious and obvious physical sequelae in those who have been in the ICU, especially those who have been weeks or months.

covid-19 lung sequelae

After the acute episode of, patients require a follow-up to assess the cure of the interstitial lung infiltrates and assess if there is any sequelae of. In this case, patients usually receive treatment with corticosteroids for months until clinical improvement.