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. 2023 Mar 14;6(1):ooad016. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad016

Table 2.

Summary of significant features in the 2 comparison cohorts

Major systemic findings, or conditions (general and specific)
Diseases of the nervous system Migraines, headache syndromes, sleep disorders, insomnia, chronic pain, dysautonomia, post-viral fatigue syndrome, encephalitis, encephalopathya, disorders of autonomic nervous system, sleep apnea, transverse myelitisa
Mental and behavioral disorders Anxiety disorders, severe stress and adjustment disorders, organic including symptomatic mental disorders, obsessive-compulsive disordera, dissociative and conversion disorders, mood disorders
Diseases of the respiratory system Asthma, ARDS/respiratory failure, diseases of vocal cords and larynx, tonsilitis, exercise induced bronchospasma, pulmonary edemaa
Diseases of the circulatory system Arrhythmias, cerebrovascular disease, thromboembolic disease, hypotension, tachycardiaa, cardiac murmursa
Disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Pain in joints, pain in limbs, dorsalgia, myalgias, hypermobility syndrome, soft tissue disorders, muscle disorders, arthropathies, osteopathies, disorders of bone, reactive arthritis, physeal arrest, osteomyelitisa
Diseases of the digestive system Diseases of oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum, aphagia and dysphagia, diseases of livera
Diseases of blood Anemiasa, sickle cell disordersa
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Nutritional deficienciesa, obesity and overweight, disorders of mineral metabolisma, volume depletion or fluid overload, obesity, hyperkalemiaa
Renal/Urinary Acute kidney failurea, signs and symptoms involving the urinary system, hematuria
Diseases of the eye Disorders of refraction and accommodationa
Immunologic findings Other disorders involving the immune mechanism not elsewhere classified, cytomegaloviral diseasea
Major syndromic findings, or symptoms
Circulatory and respiratory signs and symptoms Palpitations, cough, dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain, viral and bacterial pneumonia, snoring, asphyxia and hypoxemia, hyperglycemiaa
GI signs/symptoms Abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, diarrheaa, constipationa, gastroenteritisa, pressure ulcera
CNS/musculoskeletal signs/symptoms Lack of coordination, abnormalities of gait and mobility
Cognition, perception, emotional state Dizziness, smell/taste disturbances, restlessness and agitationa, disorientationa, depressive episode
General signs and symptoms Fatigue/malaise, muscle weakness, headache, weakness, syncope and collapse, pain not elsewhere classified, fevera, enlarged lymph nodesa, nasal congestiona, epistaxis, noninflammatory disorders of female genital tracta, other inflammation of vagina and vulvaa, visual disturbances
Skin Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue, eczema,a urticariaa and erythemaa, paresthesia of skina
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Findings significant in PASC vs COVID-negative comparison but not PASC vs COVID-positive comparison.