Post COVID-19 condition: critical need for a clear definition and detailed pathophysiology 2022

Tom J. Kerkhoff, Braeden T. Charlton, Brent Appelman, Michele van Vugt,

Letter to the Editor

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcsm.13108

 

Lumping everything together under one term was always going to cause mayhem. I said this way back in early 2021. It was clear that, at the very least, you could see two distinct groups of patients emerging: those with an illness that looks like PVFS/ME, and those that are suffering from or recovering from acute organ damage and/or cadiovascular dysfunction, or the exacerbation of previous illnesses.