Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Following COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Multiple cases of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases after COVID-19 have been reported. However, their incidences and risks have rarely been quantified.

Objective

To investigate the incidences and risks of autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders after COVID-19.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective population-based study conducted between October 8, 2020, and December 31, 2021, that used nationwide data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency COVID-19 National Health Insurance Service cohort and included individuals who received a diagnosis of COVID-19 via polymerase chain reaction testing and a control group with no evidence of COVID-19 identified from National Health Insurance Service of Korea co

SUBMITTER: Lim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559181 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature