Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Retinal Microcirculation as a Potential Marker for Chronic Fatigue

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 22; p. 13683
• Main Authors: Schlick, Sarah, Lucio, Marianna, Wallukat, Gerd, Bartsch, Alexander, Skornia, Adam, Hoffmanns, Jakob, Szewczykowski, Charlotte, Schröder, Thora, Raith, Franziska, Rogge, Lennart, Heltmann, Felix, Moritz, Michael, Beitlich, Lorenz, Schottenhamml, Julia, Herrmann, Martin, Harrer, Thomas, Ganslmayer, Marion, Kruse, Friedrich E, Lämmer, Robert, Mardin, Christian, Hohberger, Bettina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 08.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Angiography; Autoantibodies; Bells; Biomarkers; Blood flow; Blood vessels; Cardiomyocytes; chronic fatigue; Chronic infection; Complications; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; Fatigue; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Female; Fluorescein Angiography - methods; functional GPCR autoantibodies; G protein-coupled receptors; Gender; Glaucoma; Humans; Infections; long COVID syndrome; Male; Microcirculation; Neutrophils; Pandemics; Pathogenesis; Patients; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; post-COVID-19 syndrome; Prospective Studies; Respiratory diseases; Retina; retinal microcirculation; Retinal Vessels; SARS-CoV-2; Self report; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods; Viral diseases; Womens health; COVID-19; functional GPCR autoantibodies; long COVID syndrome; OCT angiography; chronic fatigue; retinal microcirculation; chronic fatigue syndrome; post-COVID-19 syndrome

Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) is characterized by persisting sequelae after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). PCS can affect patients with all COVID-19 disease severities. As previous studies have revealed impaired blood flow as a provoking factor triggering...