Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children and young people with pre-existing rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Lianne Kearsley-FleetMin-Lee ChangSaskia Lawson-ToveyRuth E CostelloŠárka FingerhutováNatálie ŠvestkováAlexandre BelotFlorence A AeschlimannIsabelle MelkiIsabelle Kone-PautSascha EulertTilmann KallinichYackov BerkunYosef UzielNicolas RouxFilipa Oliveira RamosDaniel ClementeChristina DackhammarNicolaas M WulffraatHelen WaiteAnja StrangfeldElsa F MateusPedro M Machadonull nullnull nullMarc D NatterKimmie L HyrichPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2022)
This is the most significant investigation to date of COVID-19 in CYP with RMDs. It is important to note that the majority of CYP were not hospitalised, although those with severe systemic RMDs and obesity were more likely to be hospitalised.