Topical Collection "Why Some Patients Never Fully Recover: Post Active Phase of Infection Syndromes (PAPIS)"

Sly Saint · Nov 4, 2021

Topical Collection in 'Chronic Care' section of Healthcare Journal.

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Dear Colleagues,

With estimates of Long-haul COVID, also known as PASC (post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection), increasing to above 30 percent of COVID-19 infected patients, it is time to recognize the existence of multiple Post Active Phase of Infection Syndromes (PAPIS) and focus attention on the appropriate mechanisms for diagnosing, treating and curing these devastating illnesses and their societal impact. The inventory of symptoms of Long-haul COVID-19 patients, many of whom never achieve pre-illness levels of wellness, is not unique to this chronic illness but echoes the symptoms of other post-acute phases of infection patients described in the medical literature. Examples of other illnesses that should be considered included are: Coxsackie B, Ebola, Epstein-Barr virus, Herpes viruses, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome,post-polio syndrome, and Zika virus. While the aforementioned are all viral infections, there is also an overlap of symptoms with conditions of non-viral origin such as chronic Lyme disease and untreated syphilis. Fungal infections, as well as chemical and other environmental sensitivities, may be additional triggers of PAPIS. This suggests that untreated and undertreated parasitic, viral and bacterial infections and other triggers should all be considered for study and comparison.

More productive research is urgently needed to enhance our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology or pathophysiologies of these conditions and to enable more effective patient care.

The intent of the PAPIS Topical Collection is broad. We welcome descriptions of syndromes satisfying the broad case definition of PAPIS, improved case definitions of the diseases satisfying the PAPIS criteria, proposed mechanisms of pathophysiology, outcomes of treatment trials and case reports of PAPIS diseases, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to PAPIS patient management. Because of the unprecedented number of PAPIS patients anticipated worldwide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, manuscripts concerning the economic, public health and societal experiences of PAPIS patients fall within the purview of the PAPIS Topical Collection.

Prof. Dr. Kenneth Friedman
Dr. Patricia A. Fennell
Guest Editors

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Message from the Collection Editors
The intent of the PAPIS Topical Collection is broad. We
welcome descriptions of syndromes satisfying the broad
case definition of PAPIS, improved case definitions of the
diseases satisfying the PAPIS criteria, proposed
mechanisms of pathophysiology, outcomes of treatment
trials and case reports of PAPIS diseases, and both
pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to
PAPIS patient management. Because of the
unprecedented number of PAPIS patients anticipated
worldwide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,
manuscripts concerning the economic, public health and
societal experiences of PAPIS patients fall within the
purview of the PAPIS Topical Collection.
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Collection Editors:
Prof. Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman
Laboratory Corporation of
America Holdings, Burlington, NC
27215, USA
kenneth.j.friedman@gmail.com
Dr. Patricia A. Fennell
Albany Health Management
Assoc., Inc., Latham, NY 12110,
USA
communications@
albanyhealthmanagement.com

Editors

Prof. Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman E-Mail Website
SciProfiles

Collection Editor
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Burlington, NC 27215, USA
Interests: chronic fatigue syndrome
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Patricia A. Fennell E-Mail Website
Collection Editor
Albany Health Management Assoc., Inc., Latham, NY 12110, USA
Interests: chronic illness; public health; trauma; ME/CFS

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare/special_issues/PAPIS

Trish · Nov 4, 2021

I can't see a closing date on this anywhere.

Sly Saint · Nov 4, 2021

info on the lead editor

Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. He developed an interest in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) when his daughter became ill with CFS/Fibromyalgia in the early 1990’s.

He is the author of the lead chapter of the New Jersey Consensus Manual for the Primary Care and Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and co-author of two additional chapters. Dr. Friedman served a more-than three-year term on the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC). Dr. Friedman served on both the Education and Research Subcommittees of the CFSAC where he authored the dissenting research subcommittee report entitled, “Fish or War,” which served as the source for many of the recommendations submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Health by the advisory committee.

Dr. Friedman serves on the Board of the IACFS/ME and the New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association (NJCFSA), and is chair of New Jersey’s Medical Student Scholarship Committee. Dr. Friedman is also the Secretary and Chair of Public Policy for P.A.N.D.O.R.A. and an advisor to the cfsKnowledgebase.
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https://www.healthrising.org/authors/kenneth-friedman-p-hd/

see also
https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Friedman

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