Monthly Archives: December 2022

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1023507/full  

SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 21 Dec 2022 Vol 14, Issue 676 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add0484 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.add0484

Abstract: Background: The long COVID-19 syndrome has been recently described and some reports have suggested that acute pericarditis represents important manifestation of long COVID-19 syndrome. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients … Continue reading →

Abstract: “First infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with increased risk of acute and postacute death and sequelae in various organ systems. Whether reinfection adds to risks incurred after first infection is unclear. Here we … Continue reading →

Abstract Background: Autoimmunity has been reported in patients with severe COVID-19. We investigated whether antinuclear/extractable-nuclear antibodies (ANAs) were present up to a year after infection, and if they were associated with the development of clinically relevant Post-Acute Sequalae of COVID-19 … Continue reading →

Abstract Background: Studies of flares of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination are limited by small sample size, short follow up or at risk of selection bias. Methods: A national retrospective cohort study of consecutive AIIRD patients … Continue reading →

“…some genes associated with the risk of developing severe COVID appear to lower the risk of certain autoimmune diseases. For now, why that might be remains a mystery.  Verma A., et al., A Phenome-Wide Association Study of genes associated with COVID-19 … Continue reading →

Marra, A., Kobayashi, T., Suzuki, H., Alsuhaibani, M., Hasegawa, S., Tholany, J., . . . Rizzo, L. (2022). The effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in the prevention of post–COVID-19 conditions: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Antimicrobial Stewardship … Continue reading →

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462012/ Long COVID was detected in both adults and children and is characterised by immunological dysregulation. Autoimmune reactions in adult patients and allergic reactions in children appear to be critical factors. https://bit.ly/38RfSyT https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05349-x

Abstract Background: The long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children remain poorly characterised. This study aimed to assess long-term outcomes in children previously hospitalised with COVID-19 and associated risk factors. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of … Continue reading →