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Post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs) or post-infectious syndromes are medical conditions characterized by symptoms attributed to a prior infection. While it is commonly assumed that people either recover or die from infections, long-term symptoms—or sequelae —are a possible outcome as well. [ 1 ]
Long COVID or long-haul COVID is a group of health problems persisting or developing after an initial period of COVID-19 infection. Symptoms can last weeks, months or years and are often debilitating. [ 3] The World Health Organization defines long COVID as starting three months after the initial COVID-19 infection, but other agencies define it ...
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome ( PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [ 1][ 2] opiates, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and other substances. [ 3][ 4][ 5] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS. [ 6][ 7] While PAWS has ...
The definition is ‘an infection-associated chronic condition (IACC) that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or ...
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome ( AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. [ 1] Symptoms typically include anxiety, shakiness, sweating, vomiting, fast heart rate, and a mild fever. [ 1] More severe symptoms may include seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs); which can be fatal in ...
Psychiatry. Drug withdrawal, drug withdrawal syndrome, or substance withdrawal syndrome, [ 1] is the group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in the intake of pharmaceutical or recreational drugs . In order for the symptoms of withdrawal to occur, one must have first developed a form of drug dependence.
Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis is a disorder of the small blood vessels of the kidney.It is a common complication of bacterial infections, typically skin infection by Streptococcus bacteria types 12, 4 and 1 but also after streptococcal pharyngitis, for which it is also known as postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) or poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN). [4]
Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder ( HPPD) is a non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences apparent lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions after using drugs, [ 1] including but not limited to psychedelics, dissociatives, entactogens, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and SSRIs. [ 2][ 3] Despite being ...