Rheumatic manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different proportions of musculoskeletal or autoimmune manifestations associated with COVID-19 have been reported in literature. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim of assessing the prevalence of rheumatic manifestations in patients affected by COVID-19, as initial symptom or during disease course.

Methods

A database search was run on May 18th, 2020, using two distinct strategies. We were interested in the percentage of symptoms of potential rheumatologic interest observed in large population studies of COVID-19 cases, and in identifying uncommon autoimmune disorders described in patients with COVID-19. For manifestations individually reported, a meta-analysis was performed taking into consideration the proportion of COVID-19 patients p

SUBMITTER: Ciaffi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591274 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature