Common Musculoskeletal Disorders in Patients with Covid-19

	Common Musculoskeletal Disorders in Patients with Covid-19
International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 357-359 PDF (240.88 K)
Document Type: Letter to Editor
DOI: 10.52547/ijmpp.5.3.357
Authors
Ali Ghanjal^* ¹; Monireh Motaqi²
¹Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
²Physiotherapy Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus belonging to the betacoronavirus category that targets the respiratory system and Causes symptoms similar to pneumonia. The patients with-covid 19 do not only suffer from respiratory problems and their clinical symptoms range from no symptoms to severe pneumonia. In fact, they may have a variety of symptoms including fever, shortness of breath, dry cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, fatigue (muscular and mental), joint swelling (as reactive arthritis), headache, diarrhea and rarely arthritis. The major musculoskeletal symptoms which might be appeared include arthralgia, myalgia, chronic fatigue, and joint swelling (as reactive arthritis)
Keywords
Musculoskeletal; Covid-19; Myalgia; Muscle fatigue; Arthralgia; Joint swelling
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