Impact of inflammatory rheumatisms on the course and outcome of COVID-19
- Authors: Sarana A.M.1,2, Shcherbak S.G.1,3, Vologzhanin D.A.1,3, Golota A.S.3, Kamilova T.A.4
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Health Committee of the Administration of Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
- Saint-Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
- Issue: Vol 6, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 379-389
- Section: REVIEWS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2658-6843/article/view/277522
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36425/rehab637448
- ID: 277522
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Abstract
Literature reports on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 in people with inflammatory rheumatisms are inconsistent. According to most studies, the risk of infection and development of severe COVID-19 is higher in rheumatism patients versus the general population, but largely depends on rheumatism type and activity. Thus, patients with severe rheumatism most often required artificial ventilation and died more often. It was associated with immune dysfunction caused by both the disease itself and antirheumatic therapy with immunomodulating agents.
Immunosuppression, additional chronic comorbidities, and incomplete vaccination are progression factors of COVID-19, hospital stay, intensive care, and risk factors of severe COVID-19 outcomes and reinfection with coronavirus in rheumatism patients. During the spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, they were still significant. Although there is no full consensus in the literature regarding the association of rheumatism with the severity of COVID-19, rheumatism is usually not considered a factor of increased severity and mortality of COVID-19.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines boost humoral response, and reduce the incidence and severity of COVID-19. Nevertheless, rheumatism patients show reduced or no antibody production in response to even completed vaccination, along with higher rates of post-vaccination breakthrough infection. Further research into specific rheumatic diseases and the use of antirheumatic drugs in the context of COVID-19 is required to reduce the severity of COVID-19 in this population.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Andrey M. Sarana
Saint Petersburg State University; Health Committee of the Administration of Saint Petersburg
Email: asarana@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3198-8990
SPIN-code: 7922-2751
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgSergey G. Shcherbak
Saint Petersburg State University; Saint Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
Email: b40@zdrav.spb.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5036-1259
SPIN-code: 1537-9822
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgDmitry A. Vologzhanin
Saint Petersburg State University; Saint Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
Email: volog@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1176-794X
SPIN-code: 7922-7302
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgAlexander S. Golota
Saint Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
Author for correspondence.
Email: golotaa@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5632-3963
SPIN-code: 7234-7870
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgTatyana A. Kamilova
Saint-Petersburg City Hospital № 40 of Kurortny District
Email: kamilovaspb@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6360-132X
SPIN-code: 2922-4404
Cand. Sci. (Biological)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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