Latest Insights into Long COVID Diagnosis and Treatment
10.3904/kjm.2025.100.2.45
- Author:
Jun-Won SEO
1
;
Seong Eun KIM
;
Yoonjung KIM
;
Eun Jung KIM
;
Tark KIM
;
Tae Hwa KIM
;
So Hee LEE
;
Eunjung LEE
;
Jacob LEE
;
Yu Bin SEO
;
Young-Hoon JEONG
;
Young Hee JUNG
;
Yu Jung CHOI
;
Joon Young SONG
Author Information
1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
- Publication Type:15
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2025;100(2):45-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is a condition in which coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms persist for over 3 months, and currently poses a global public health challenge. Due to varying manifestations and lack of standardized definitions, diagnostic methods, and treatments, comprehensive clinical guidelines are required. This review article, summarizing research and expert consensus up to June 2023, provides recommendations for diagnosis and long-term management of long COVID symptoms. It emphasizes thorough patient evaluation, including medical history, physical examinations, and tests, and advocates vaccination and antiviral treatments to reduce risk. Guidelines for long COVID will be updated as new knowledge emerges.
