COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review
Joint pain and arthralgia can be manifestations of COVID-19, and studies evaluating long COVID symptoms identified the persistence of these disorders. Moreover, some case reports highlighted the development of new inflammatory arthritis in patients with COVID-19, suggesting a possible relation. Vira...
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| description | Joint pain and arthralgia can be manifestations of COVID-19, and studies evaluating long COVID symptoms identified the persistence of these disorders. Moreover, some case reports highlighted the development of new inflammatory arthritis in patients with COVID-19, suggesting a possible relation. Viral infections and rheumatic diseases share a documented relationship; they have been associated with genetic and environmental risk factors responsible for some of them. There is crosstalk between viruses and the immune system during the development of several rheumatic diseases. Moreover, infections may participate in the pathogenesis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases and contribute to patient mortality. Therefore, it is crucial to provide a clearer insight into the interaction between viral infections and rheumatic diseases. Here, we provide a mini-review of the current literature with the aim of shedding light on the relationship between COVID-19 and rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases, which is still unclear. Specifically, we examined several aspects: risk for the rheumatic population of acquiring the virus or developing severe symptoms, similarities of COVID-19 and arthritis, the possible rheumatic consequence of COVID-19, of rheumatic drugs and vaccines, and COVID-19 prevention in rheumatic patients through vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32a00d7afd8b4705a043de9c406dde9f2022-12-22T02:06:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2022-09-01910.3389/fmed.2022.997876997876COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-reviewLivia RosetiBrunella GrigoloJoint pain and arthralgia can be manifestations of COVID-19, and studies evaluating long COVID symptoms identified the persistence of these disorders. Moreover, some case reports highlighted the development of new inflammatory arthritis in patients with COVID-19, suggesting a possible relation. Viral infections and rheumatic diseases share a documented relationship; they have been associated with genetic and environmental risk factors responsible for some of them. There is crosstalk between viruses and the immune system during the development of several rheumatic diseases. Moreover, infections may participate in the pathogenesis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases and contribute to patient mortality. Therefore, it is crucial to provide a clearer insight into the interaction between viral infections and rheumatic diseases. Here, we provide a mini-review of the current literature with the aim of shedding light on the relationship between COVID-19 and rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases, which is still unclear. Specifically, we examined several aspects: risk for the rheumatic population of acquiring the virus or developing severe symptoms, similarities of COVID-19 and arthritis, the possible rheumatic consequence of COVID-19, of rheumatic drugs and vaccines, and COVID-19 prevention in rheumatic patients through vaccination.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.997876/fullCOVID-19reactive arthritismusculoskeletal paininflammationinfectionrheumatic diseases |
| spellingShingle | Livia Roseti Brunella Grigolo COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review Frontiers in Medicine COVID-19 reactive arthritis musculoskeletal pain inflammation infection rheumatic diseases |
| title | COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review |
| title_full | COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review |
| title_short | COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review |
| title_sort | covid 19 and rheumatic diseases a mini review |
| topic | COVID-19 reactive arthritis musculoskeletal pain inflammation infection rheumatic diseases |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.997876/full |
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