Clinical and autoimmune characteristics of COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care centre: a cross-sectional study
National Journal of Medical Research
; 11(4):121-124, 2021.
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in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1717277
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Since the end of 2019, the world is witnessing the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease presented with a wide array of clinical, inflammatory and possible autoimmune manifestations. Currently, a very few data is available about the involvement of autoimmunity in patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Aim:
To find out the clinical and inflammatory status of COVID-19 patients and whether this disease (SARS-CoV-2) stimulates autoantibody production and contributes to autoimmunity activation.Methodology:
A hospital based retrospective study conducted on 60 COVID-19 patients. All patients were clinically and radiologically evaluated and screened for common inflammatory markers and auto antibodies.Result:
Patients included were 39 men (65%) and 21 women (35%). 33 patients were mild cases, 15 were moderate and 12 were severe cases with a mean age of 44.27. Fever and shortness of breath were the dominant symptoms;most patients had at least one coexisting disorder on admission;the most common characteristic on chest CT was groundglass opacity;the most common findings on laboratory measurements of inflammatory markers were elevated levels of CRP, LDH, ferritin and altered neutrophil lymphocyte ratio;and prevalence of autoantibodies, anti SSA/Ro antibody, anti SSB/La antibody, and antinuclear antibody was 20%, 10%, and 15%, respectively and Anti-TPO antibody was positive in 33.3% patients.
9007-73-2; human diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; viral diseases; autoantibodies; autoimmune diseases; autoimmunity; ferritin; men; outbreaks; pandemics; retrospective studies; symptoms; women; public health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; man; India; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Commonwealth of Nations; lower-middle income countries; medium Human Development Index countries; South Asia; Asia; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
National Journal of Medical Research
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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