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1 in 3 long Covid-19 patients at risk of facing multiple organ damage: Study
Updated On: 24 September, 2023 07:28 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The study, based on MRI scans showed that lung abnormalities were significantly the highest among patients discharged from hospital for Covid-19
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Nearly a third of patients showed abnormalities in multiple organs, particularly in the lungs, brain and kidneys, five months after Covid-19 infection, revealed a study looking at the longer-term impact of the infectious disease.
The study, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans showed that lung abnormalities were significantly the highest – almost 14-fold -- among patients discharged from hospital for Covid-19 than in the control group.
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