The Profile of COVID-19 in Patients with Autoimmune Disease: A Case Series.
Acta Med Indones
; 54(4): 595-602, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2168108
ABSTRACT
Autoimmune diseases are known to be a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection. This is the first case series of patients with autoimmune disease suffering from COVID-19 infection in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in autoimmune patients from March 2020 until February 2021. We select 5 patients in this case series. Three of them had systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), one of them had rheumatoid arthritis, and one of them had ankylosing spondylitis. Three of them had high BSR Risk Stratification. Most of them had used daily steroid therapy. Fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and cough were the common symptoms found. None of the patients were admitted to ICU, used mechanical ventilators, and all of them survived. Most of the patients were prescribed anti-coagulant therapy. This first comprehensive case series can provide valuable information regarding the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection in the Indonesian autoimmune disorder patient population.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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COVID-19
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Med Indones
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Indonesia
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