Peculiarities of manifestations of chronic diseases after a COVID-19 coronavirus infection

Abstract

Introduction.A new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the cause of exacerbation of chronic diseases, increasing number of referrals for diseases of the digestive and circulatory systems. The urgent task in the post-co-infection period becomes the planning of health care resources and organization of timely accessible medical care, including the rehabilitation of patients after COVID-19.The aim of the workwas to study specific features of manifestations of chronic noninfectious diseases in persons after COVID-19 coronavirus infection to substantiate preventive and rehabilitative measures.Materials and Methods.The retrospective analysis of the outpatient charts (form N 025/u) of patients who underwent COVID-19 was carried out.Results.In the group with mild course of COVID-19 the frequency of cases of digestive organs diseases increased from 13.7 % to 22.7 %. In the group of patients with a moderate course of COVID-19 the share of appeals for circulatory system diseases increased from 14,8 % to 21,6 %, for digestive organs diseases from 16,7 to 21,6 %.Discussion.The peculiarity of the postcoid period is the increase in the incidence of chronic non-infectious diseases of the population. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological and psychosocial symptoms of postvoid syndrome are revealed. The high prevalence of disease in the working-age population requires special attention to the organization of primary health care in a prolonged pandemic.Conclusion.In the structure of nosological forms of diseases in the postcoid period in patients with mild COVID-19 the highest frequency of cases is associated with diseases of the digestive organs, their proportion increased almost twofold. In patients with the moderate form of COVID-19 the reason for visiting the polyclinic is diseases of the circulatory system and digestive organs (21,6 %). Peculiarities of manifestations of chronic diseases after COVID-19 coronavirus infection can be taken into account when conducting clinical examination of the population and implementing rehabilitation measures.