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New-Onset Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Following COVID-19 Infection Fulfils the Fibromyalgia Clinical Syndrome

Omar Khoja1, Matthew Mulvey2, Sarah Astill3

  • 1Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK.

Biomedicines
|September 28, 2024
PubMed

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New-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in post-COVID-19 syndrome. Many patients meet criteria for Fibromyalgia Syndrome, suggesting a link between viral infections and long-term pain conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Post-COVID-19 syndrome frequently includes new-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain.
  • The relationship between viral infections and the development of chronic pain conditions requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize new-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.
  • To investigate the overlap between post-COVID-19 musculoskeletal pain and Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS).

Main Methods:

  • Patients with new-onset chronic musculoskeletal pain post-COVID-19 were enrolled.
  • Pain characteristics and symptoms were assessed using the Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS).
  • Fibromyalgia Syndrome diagnosis was based on American College of Rheumatology 2010 criteria.

Main Results:

  • Seventy-two percent of patients (13 out of 18) met the diagnostic criteria for FMS.
  • Patients meeting FMS criteria reported high average Widespread Pain Index (8.8) and Symptom Severity (8.2) scores.
  • The average duration of symptoms was 27.9 months post-infection.

Conclusions:

  • Fibromyalgia Syndrome may develop as a long-term sequela following viral infections like COVID-19.
  • These findings highlight the significant impact of post-COVID-19 musculoskeletal pain on quality of life.
  • Further research into post-viral chronic pain conditions is warranted.
Keywords:
FM syndromechronic painchronic widespread painlong COVIDpost-COVID-19 conditionpost-acute infection syndrome (PAIS)post-acute sequela

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