Paucity of viral infection symptoms in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) are thought to be more susceptible to viral infections, it is unclear whether their presentation differs between patients with IMID and healthy controls. This study aimed to investigate the symptom pattern of common viral infections in patients with IMID and compare it with controls without IMIDs.

Design

A cross-sectional study conducted between 1 February and 30 April 2020, using a questionnaire.

Setting

Seven tertiary regional care centers in Germany, which specialised in the care of patients with IMID (namely, in gastroenterology, dermatology, rheumatology and immunology clinical care).

Participants

One thousand nine hundred nine participants completed the survey (757 patients wit

SUBMITTER: Yalcin Mutlu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature