Emerging Trends in Complications Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

<p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious respiratory disease that results from infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Although several vaccines have been developed and programs implemented globally patients may present various complications including some that are life-threatening.</p><p>Different studies have shown several potential acute and chronic complications in patients with COVID-19. The spectrum of acute complications ranges from respiratory failure to cardiac and cardiovascular injury liver and renal disorders neurologic manifestations secondary infections and coinfections as well as disseminated intravascular coagulation.</p><p>Unfortunately COVID-19 is not only a short-term infection; patients may also present with long-term complications. Post-COVID-19 conditions are found more often after severe illness but any patient may experience long COVID-19 even those who have mild illness or no symptoms. Also due to the intrinsic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection the elderly and patients with certain medical conditions have been demonstrated to be particularly at risk for various complications.</p><p>At present our research critically analyzes and discusses current knowledge on the clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection focusing on acute and long-term complications.</p>