The disease that has caused the most serious health emergency in the last century still seems far from over. In addition, there are pending questions such as identifying the way in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus reached humans. The truth is that studies are constantly being carried out around the world to obtain a more complete picture. One of the most recent accuses that costochondritis could be a new sequel to Covid-19, although it would only affect a sector of the population.
In this sense, it should be remembered that the information has been updated over the last two years. At first everything was new because it was a new disease. As time has passed, new contributions have been made and treatments have even been designed for infected people.
So far one of the most important advances has been the vaccine created against this new disease. To date there are more than two dozen options that are applied around the world. Although the effectiveness varies between each one, in the end they all fulfill the same function. They do not prevent infections but they do prevent serious conditions that can lead to death.
More post-recovery issues
However, one of the pending aspects that has not yet been fully investigated is that related to the discomforts that survivors develop. Although many manage to overcome the problem and continue with their lives without complications, there are also others in which this is not the case. All this leads to an investigation published in the United States National Library of Medicine indicating that costochondritis is a new sequel to Covid-19.
Based on what is mentioned, most cases have occurred in children, although the reason for this phenomenon is still unclear. The only thing they all have in common is that they got infected and managed to overcome the disease. Although several months later they usually develop this discomfort.
It is also indicated that more information is still lacking because few studies have been carried out on the subject. Because few children are infected compared to the adult population, there is little information. But if anything has been shown, it is that anyone is at risk. In fact, cases have been reported even in newborns.
What is Costochondritis?
In accordance with Mayo Clinic It is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone. It also specifies that the pain it causes can be similar to that of a heart attack or other heart diseases.
This problem is also known as chest wall pain, coststernal syndrome, or coststernal chondrodynia. While sometimes the pain is accompanied by Tietze syndrome.
On the other hand, the work emphasizes that costochondritis as a sequel to Covid-19 can become very dangerous. Because it occurs in children, it clearly affects their quality of life. While the long-term consequences that could cause living with this discomfort from an early age are not yet known.