Sara Ibrahim Taha1, Sara Farid Samaan2, Rehab Ali Ibrahim3, Eman Mousa El-Sehsah4, Mariam Karam Youssef5
European Cytokine Network, Vol.32, No.4, pp. 83-88, 2021, DOI:10.1684/ecn.2021.0471
Abstract Background: Various musculoskeletal and autoimmune manifestations have been described in patients
with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and etiology of
arthritis in post-COVID Egyptian patients. Methods: We included 100 post-COVID Egyptian patients who recovered
6 months ago and assessed several inflammatory and autoimmune markers. Results: The prevalence of post-COVID
arthritis was 37%. Ankle, knee, and wrist were the most commonly affected joints. Old age (P = 0.010), smoking
(P = 0.001), and arthralgia (P = 0.049) were all linked with post-COVID arthritis. Levels of pretreatment (baseline)
interleukin (IL)-6… More >
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