For Many COVID-19 Patients, Odd Symptoms Persist - EMSWorld
For Many COVID-19 Patients, Odd Symptoms Persist - EMSWorld For Many COVID-19 Patients, Odd Symptoms Persist - EMSWorld Posted: 30 Sep 2020 09:57 AM PDT Chicago Tribune Julie Sciascia-Van Horn was hospitalized with COVID-19 in early April, suffering from some of the typical flu-like symptoms associated with the virus since its discovery: fever, severe cough and shortness of breath. Then came a litany of more unusual ailments the 51-year-old from southwest suburban Bridgeview had never experienced before catching the novel coronavirus. She described a strange burning sensation on the soles of her feet, as if she were walking on coals. Two weeks after discharge from the hospital, she began noticing odd memory lapses -- inexplicably forgetting phone numbers and similar routine facts once recalled without effort. Then over the summer her hair began falling out in chunks, with long chestnut-colored strands suddenly filling a brush or circli...