Medical Must-See: No rest for the rectum – introducing the newest post-COVID complication
Move aside restless legs, there’s a new syndrome in town
Not one to rest on its laurels, it seems COVID-19 is constantly striving for new ways to leave a lasting impression.
Enter its latest offering: restless anal syndrome — restless legs syndrome’s awkward, far less popular cousin, which proved to be a pain in the butt for one elderly man recovering from a mild case of COVID-19.
Several weeks after the 77-year-old was discharged from Tokyo Medical University Hospital, he began to experience restless anal discomfort, approximately 10cm from the perineal region.
The deep discomfort did not improve following defecation, doctors wrote in BMC Infectious Diseases.
