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COVID-19 infection in patients with connective tissue disease: A multicity study in Hubei province, China #MMPMID33821253
Ye C; Zhong J; Cai S; Dong L; Li C; Hou X; Chen X; Zhang A; Chen W; He D; Zhou T; Shang G; Chu A; Li H; Liu Q; Wu B; Yu X; Peng T; Wen C; Huang GH; Huang H; Huang Q; Su L; Chen W; Yang H; Dong L
MedComm (2020) 2021[Mar]; 2 (1): 82-90 PMID33821253show ga
Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly around the world. Individuals with immune dysregulation and/or on immunosuppressive therapy, such as rheumatic patients, are considered at greater risk for infections. However, the risks of patients with each subcategory of rheumatic diseases have not been reported. Here, we identified 100 rheumatic patients from 18,786 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in 23 centers affiliated to Hubei COVID-19 Rheumatology Alliance between January 1 and April 1, 2020. Demographic information, medical history, length of hospital stay, classification of disease severity, symptoms and signs, laboratory tests, disease outcome, computed tomography, and treatments information were collected. Compared to gout and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) tend to be more severe after COVID-19 infection (p = 0.081). CTD patients also had lower lymphocyte counts, hemoglobin, and platelet counts (p values were 0.033, < 0.001, and 0.071, respectively). Hydroxychloroquine therapy and low- to medium-dose glucocorticoids before COVID-19 diagnosis reduced the progression of COVID-19 to severe/critical conditions (p = 0.001 for hydroxychloroquine; p = 0.006 for glucocorticoids). Our data suggests that COVID-19 in CTD patients may be more severe compared to patients with AS or gout.