Factors Associated With an Electronic Health Record-Based Definition of Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease.
Naomi J PatelXiaosong WangMiao LinEmily N KowalskiClaire E CookKathleen M M VanniKrishan GuzzoGrace QianKatarina J BadeAlene SaavedraRathnam VenkatShruthi SrivatsanZachary K WilliamsJennifer S HanbergYumeko KawanoAbigail E SchiffJeffrey A SparksZachary Scott WallacePublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2024)
Among patients with rheumatic diseases, following their first COVID-19 infection, we found a decreased risk of PASC over calendar time using an EHR-based definition. Aside from GCs, no specific immunomodulatory medications were associated with increased risk, and risk factors were otherwise similar to those seen in the general population.