Published online Jul 20, 2022. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v12.i4.224
Peer-review started: January 31, 2022
First decision: April 11, 2022
Revised: April 20, 2022
Accepted: June 22, 2022
Article in press: June 22, 2022
Published online: July 20, 2022
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The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019-2022 leads to a multisystem illness that results in damage to numerous organ systems. In this review, our goal was to assess current research on long-term respiratory, cardiac, neurological, digestive, rheumatological, urogenital, and dermatological system complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Bibliographic searches were conducted in December 2021 using PubMed and Google Scholar, retrospectively, covering all COVID-19 literature to determine the consequences of the disease. This review may help to determine the prospects for new studies and predict the upcoming aspects requiring assessment in post-COVID-19 syndrome.
Core Tip: Coronavirus disease 2019 causes damage to multiple organ systems. Most of the current studies are based on the acute stage of illness, treatment, and vaccination. As more than two years have passed since the start of the pandemic, we should be familiar with its long-term sequelae.