Infectious And Post-Infectious Sequelae

Developing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is significantly more likely after a case of COVID-19, an important connection for rheumatologists as they sort through symptoms and medical histories for a diagnosis, data show.

New diagnoses of autoimmune diseases were not overall more likely among vaccinated patients infected with omicron or delta variants of COVID-19, compared with those not infected, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

In part two, Leonard Calabrese, DO, discusses the symptoms of long COVID and the role that rheumatologists play in diagnosing and treating patients with long COVID.