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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of COVID-19 in rheumatic patients and their family members: a retrospective study.

Yihua Fan, Yiwen Wang, Juanli Du, Rui Wu, Jianbin Li, Changhong Xiao, Qing Li, Mi Zhou, Ying Liu, Di Zhang and 16 more

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Yihua Fan *Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yiwen Wang *Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Juanli DuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Rui WuDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jianbin LiDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Changhong XiaoDepartment of Rheumatology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qing LiRheumatology Department, Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Mi ZhouDepartment of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Di ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Bei WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Songwei LiDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, Henan Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Zhina ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xinliang LyuRheumatology Department, Inner Mongolia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
Yuanhao WuDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xiaomei NingDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Zhiteng LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shujiao YuDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Ensheng ChenDepartment of Rheumatology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhao ZhuRheumatology Department, Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Yuxing ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Juan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yuquan LiuRheumatology Department, Inner Mongolia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
Dongyi HeDepartment of Rheumatology, Shanghai Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wei LiuDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Patients with rheumatic diseases who receive long-term treatment with steroids, immunosuppressants, or biologics are more susceptible to infection with pathogens than the general population. In order to explore the differences in clinical features and prognosis of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection between patients with rheumatic diseases and the general population (family members), a retrospective investigative study was used to analyze the differences between the two populations. Methods: The study was conducted in 13 Grade A Tertiary hospitals in China to investigate the clinical symptoms and prognostic factors of patients with rheumatic diseases who were infected with COVID-19 for the first time and their families. Results: A total of 2,889 participants were included in this study, including 1,530 patients with rheumatic diseases and 1,359 family members. In terms of clinical symptoms, the complete recovery time from COVID-19 for patients with rheumatic disease patients was 13 days (8.00, 18.00), which was shorter than that of family members (16 days, 11.00, 20.00). The risk of developing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19 was lower in patients with rheumatic disease than in their family members (OR=0.511, Conclusions: Compared with their family members, patients with rheumatic diseases had milder symptoms after infection with COVID-19, which was related to the use of glucocorticoids, DMARDs, and Chinese herbal decoctions before infection. During the COVID-19 infection phase, the use of NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, DMARDs, biologics, Chinese patent medicine, and Chinese herbal decoctions might shorten the recovery time from symptoms of COVID-19. Chinese clinical trial registry: ChiCTR2300072679.

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COVID-19FamilyRheumatic DiseasesSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective Studiesclinical characteristicclinical studycorona virus disease 2019retrospective investigationrheumatism

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