Prevalence and Characteristics of Rheumatoid-Associated Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19.
Chen XuJunli FanYi LuoZiwu ZhaoPeng TangGui YangYunbao PanShuang GuoYingjuan LiuYong XiongWen XieXinghua LongPublished in: Journal of inflammation research (2021)
This was the case series report that rheumatoid-associated autoantibodies are present in patients with COVID-19. The clinical significance of these antibodies was not fully understood and needed further characterization. These autoantibodies are related to the severity of the patient's disease and exist for a long time in the patient's body, while their impact on the patient's health is unknown.