Japanese research found that the sequelae of new coronary pneumonia can last for more than half a year

People's Daily Online, Tokyo, June 18 (Li Muhang) According to NHK TV, three research teams of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan conducted investigations on the sequelae of new coronary pneumonia.
The results show that patients with new coronary pneumonia will still experience fatigue and hair loss after six months of diagnosis.
Sequelae
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Among them, a research team led by Professor Fu Yong Xingqi of Keio University in Japan investigated the symptoms of 246 patients with new coronary pneumonia who had been hospitalized for six months after being diagnosed
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The results showed that about 80% of the respondents said they "have returned to their pre-infection state of health", 21% of the respondents said they "still feeling tired", and 13% of the respondents still have symptoms of "dyspnea" , 11% of the respondents said that "there are still sleep disorders", 10% of the respondents still have "disorders"

Regarding whether patients with new coronary pneumonia have abnormal smell and taste after six months of diagnosis, a research team led by Professor Sanlun Gaoxi of Kanazawa Medical University in Japan surveyed 251 patients under 60 and found that 61% of the respondents were "abnormal in the sense of smell, taste"
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Among them, 37% of the people answered that "the sense of smell and taste are abnormal", 20% have "abnormal sense of smell", and 4% still have "abnormal sense of taste"

In addition, one month after being discharged from the hospital, 60% of the respondents said that "abnormal sense of smell" had improved, and 84% said that "abnormal taste" had improved
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The research team believes that after most patients with new coronary pneumonia are cured, the symptoms of abnormal smell and taste will disappear