Consequences of COVID-19 for the musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous systems. Diagnosis of complications (literature review)

Abstract

COVID-19 disease does not only lead to impaired respiratory function. Post-COVID complications are multiple with the involvement of many body systems, including the musculoskeletal system and the peripheral nervous system. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system include myalgia, myositis, rhabdomyolysis, acute arthralgia, arthritis, bone osteoporosis. Damage to the peripheral nervous system caused by coronavirus infection includes plexopathy due to lying down, poly-neuropathy, GuillainBarre syndrome. This descriptive literature review discusses the effects of COVID-19 on the musculoskeletal system and the peripheral nervous system of patients. Data are presented on the use of diagnostic tools such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound scans to detect pathology.