Resumen
La presente comunicación tiene como objetivo aportar una propuesta de abordaje diagnóstico del COVID persistente con base en las diversas teorías etiopatogénicas actuales, así como servir de guía para iniciar el proceso diagnóstico en un paciente afectado por este síndrome, acorde a la sintomatología prevaleciente y a los estudios básicos y de extensión que se pueden solicitar, e incluso auxiliados por pruebas comerciales que ayudarían a un mejor diagnóstico.
Abstract
The objective of this communication is to provide a proposal for a diagnostic approach to persistent COVID based on the various current etiopathogenic theories and to serve as a guide on how to start the diagnostic process in a patient affected by this syndrome according to the prevailing symptomatology and the basic studies and of extension that can be requested and even assisted by commercial kits that would help a better diagnosis.
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