The Association Between COVID-19 and Reactive Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series
Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a joint inflammation that follows an infection at a distant site, often in the gastrointestinal or urogenital tract. Since the emergence of COVID-19 in January 2020, several case reports have suggested a relation between reactive arthritis and severe acute respiratory syn...
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| Vydáno v: | Current rheumatology reviews Ročník 19; číslo 4; s. 420 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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United Arab Emirates
01.01.2023
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| ISSN: | 1875-6360, 1875-6360 |
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| Shrnutí: | Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a joint inflammation that follows an infection at a distant site, often in the gastrointestinal or urogenital tract. Since the emergence of COVID-19 in January 2020, several case reports have suggested a relation between reactive arthritis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), due to the novelty of the disease, most findings were reported in the form of case reports or case series, and a comprehensive overview is still lacking.
We searched PubMed/Medline and Embase to identify studies addressing the association between ReA and COVID-19. The following terms were used: ["Reactive Arthritis" OR "Post-Infectious Arthritis" OR "Post Infectious Arthritis"] AND ["COVID-19" OR "SARS-CoV-2" OR "2019-nCoV"].
A total number of 35 reports published up to February 16th, 2022, were included in this study. A wide range of ages was affected (mean 41.0, min 4 max 78), with a higher prevalence of males (61.0%) from 16 countries. The number and location of the affected joints were different in included patients, with a higher prevalence of polyarthritis in 41.5% of all cases. Cutaneous manifestations and visual impairments were found as the most common associated symptoms. Most patients (95.1%) recovered, with a mean recovery time of 24 days. Moreover, arthritis induced by COVID-19 seems to relieve faster than ReA, followed by other infections.
ReA can be a possible sequel of COVID-19 infection. Since musculoskeletal pain is a frequent symptom of COVID-19, ReA with rapid onset can easily be misdiagnosed. Therefore, clinicians should consider ReA a vital differential diagnosis in patients with post-COVID-19 joint swelling. Additional studies are required for further analysis and to corroborate these findings. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Undefined-1 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4 |
| ISSN: | 1875-6360 1875-6360 |
| DOI: | 10.2174/1573397119666230316091809 |