Incidence and severeness of COVID-19 hospitalization in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease: a nationwide cohort study from Denmark.

Rene Lindholm CordtzJesper LindhardsenBolette G SoussiJonathan Vela Line UhrenholtRasmus WestermannSalome KristensenHenrik NielsenChristian Torp-PedersenLene Dreyer

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)

Patients with IRD were more likely to be admitted with COVID-19 than the general population, and COVID-19 admitted patients with RA could be at higher risk of a severe outcome. Treatment with specific DMARDs did not affect the risk of hospitalization.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
rheumatoid arthritis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
oxidative stress
systemic lupus erythematosus
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis