Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Covid-19

Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by echelon on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:52AM (#23112416)

I've been reading reports that the virus causes endothelial damage to various organ systems and vasculature.

I wonder if the virus leaves behind permanent damage even among those who recover. I would hate to get the virus and be left with a permanently weakened heart and lungs.

I'm not a doctor or researcher, but it seems like we're still too early in this to know what the long term impact will be.

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Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by lnsru on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:34AM (#23113256)

There was an Austrian article about recovered divers on HN another day. Their lungs weren’t suitable for diving anymore. This is not the same article, but cites same doctor: https://divernet.com/2020/04/25/covid-19-lung-effects-worry-...

Edit: typo

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Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by pjc50 on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:10AM (#23113858)

I've heard several anecdotal reports of long-lasting fatigue after a recent infection. Not all of those are confirmed COVID, due to difficulties in accessing testing. And it's too recent to know how long it will last. But it's worrying, since this is a symptom of some other viral infections that's not well understood and can have big quality of life impact.

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Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by 0x11 on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:19AM (#23113171)

As someone who nearly died before age 2 from Kawasaki disease, this all sounds so familiar to what I grew up learning about.

There have been surges in diagnoses of Kawasaki disease in children since this pandemic began, which has been said to cause long term endothelial damage. There certainly seems to be some link between the two.

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