After a year of contracting Covid-19, a 77-year-old man from Japan has developed what is known as restless anus syndrome . According to experts in a report published in the journal “BMC Infectious Diseases”, it is a variant of restless legs syndrome.
The patient passed the coronavirus with mild symptoms, but his ordeal has begun several weeks later. She came to Tokyo Medical University Hospital with a cough, fever and sore throat . Doctors decided to admit him and shortly afterwards he developed pneumonia. In addition, during the three weeks that he was in the hospital, he suffered from anxiety and insomnia.
After being discharged, the man began to feel pain around the perianal area . The pain improved after defectation and when I exercised, but when I was at rest it worsened.
After doing a colonoscopy, doctors found several internal hemorrhoids . They also did several neurological tests, but they did not find any abnormalities. Neither kidney dysfunction, diabetic militias or iron deficiency status were observed.
Restless anus syndrome
Based on the results of the tests and taking care of the symptoms, he was diagnosed with restless anus syndrome . It is a variant of restless legs syndrome, which some Covid-19 patients have also suffered from.
Restless legs syndrome is a disease that affects the nervous system . It causes an overwhelming urge to move your legs, in addition to a very unpleasant crawling or crawling sensation.
Despite the name, it doesn’t just affect the legs. The arms, chest and face can also be altered .
The Japanese man was given a daily dose of 1.5 milligrams of Clonazepan , an anti-seizure drug, to relieve symptoms. To this day it continues to improve.
Persistent Covid
Following this news, it is worth knowing what persistent Covid is. In general, after the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, if symptoms occur, they disappear before four weeks. When they are maintained beyond 12 weeks and are not related to other diseases of the patient, they speak of persistent Covid .
According to current data, the most common symptoms are the following: malaise, poor concentration, memory lapses, and asthenia .
