Reactive arthritis following COVID-19: cause for concern.
Migliorini FilippoJon KarlssonNicola MaffulliPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2023)
Low-quality evidence suggests that COVID-19 may trigger reactive arthritis one to four weeks after the infection. Post COVID-19 reactive arthritis resolves within a few days, and no additional treatment is required. Established diagnostic or classification criteria for reactive arthritis are missing, and a deeper understanding of the immune mechanism related to COVID-19 prompt us to further investigate the immunopathogenic mechanisms capable of promoting or contrasting the development of specific rheumatic diseases. Caution should be exerted when managing post-infectious COVID-19 patient with arthralgia.