ArticlePloS one2023
The possible onset of fibromyalgia following acute COVID-19 infection.
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- Peak alpha frequency is associated with pain severity in Long COVID patients with new-onset chronic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Future healthcare for patients with the common pain disorder 'fibromyalgia syndrome' - fundamental changes based on the discovery of an immune cause.Future healthcare journal · 2025Article
- Fibromyalgia: are you a genetic/environmental disease?Pain reports · 2025Review
- Onset of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Following Parvovirus B19 Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Distinguishing chronic pain from mechanical factors in chronic TMD: a narrative review.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2025Review
- New-Onset Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Following COVID-19 Infection Fulfils the Fibromyalgia Clinical Syndrome Criteria: A Preliminary Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Associations between physical activity, long COVID symptom intensity, and perceived health among individuals with long COVID.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Hypothetical framework for post-COVID 19 condition based on a fibromyalgia pathogenetic model.Clinical rheumatology · 2023Review
- A Cross-Sectional Study of Fibromyalgia and Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS): Could There Be a Relationship?Cureus · 2023Article
- Risk factors associated with chronic pain and fibromyalgia-like symptoms post-COVID hospitalization.Molecular painArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe exact pathogenesis of fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is unclear. However, various infectious have been implicated with the development of FM after their acute phase. We aimed to investigate the incidence of FM syndrome among convalesced individuals following hospitalization for Acute Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19).
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study on patients who were discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization from the Sheba Medical Center, Israel, between July 2020 to November 2020. A phone interview was performed consisting of the following questionnaires: the Fibromyalgia Survey Diagnostic Criteria Questionnaire, Sense of Coherence Questionnaire to evaluate resilience, and the Subjective Traumatic Outlook Questionnaire to assess the associated psychological aspects of the trauma. The incidence of post-COVID FM was calculated and regression models were performed to identify predictors.
resultsThe study population consisted of 198 eligible patients who completed the phone interview. The median age was 64 (52-72) and 37% were women. The median follow-up was 5.2 months (IQR 4.4-5.8). The incidence of FM was 15% (30 patients) and 87% (172 patients) had at least one FM-related symptom. Female gender was significantly associated with post-COVID FM (OR 3.65, p = 0.002). In addition, high median Subjective Traumatic Outlook scores and low median Sense of Coherence scores were both significantly associated with post-COVID FM (OR 1.19, p<0.001 and OR 0.92, p<0.001, respectively).
conclusionsFM is highly prevalent among COVID-19 convalescent patients. Our finding suggests that a significant subjective traumatic experience and a low resilience are highly associated with post-COVID FM.
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