Objectives To better define the spectrum of new-onset post-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 vaccine inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) from a large multicentric observational study.Methods Consecutive cases of IRD encountered during a 12-month period and satisfying one of the following inclusion criteria: (a) onset of the rheumatic manifestations within 4 weeks from SARS-CoV-2 infection or (b) onset of the rheumatic manifestations within 4 weeks from the administration of one of the COVID-19 vaccines ws recruited.ResultsThe final analysis cohort comprised 267 patients, of which 122 (45.2%) in the post-COVID-19 and 145 (54.8%) in the postvaccine cohort. Distribution of IRD categories differed between the two cohorts: the post-COVID-19 cohort had a higher percentage of patients classified as having inflammatory joint diseases (IJD, 52.5% vs 37.2%, p=0.013) while the post-vaccine cohort had a higher prevalence of patients classified as polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR, 33.1% vs 21.3%, p=0.032). No differences were detected in the percentage of patients diagnosed with connective tissue diseases (CTD 19.7% vs 20.7%, p=0.837) or vasculitis (6.6% vs 9.0%, p=0.467). Despite the short follow-up period, IJD and PMR patients' response to first-line therapy was favourable, with both groups achieving a drop in baseline disease activity scores of similar to 30% and similar to 70% respectively.Conclusion Our article reports the largest cohort published to date of new-onset IRD following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccines. Although causality cannot be ascertained, the spectrum of possible clinical manifestations is broad and includes IJD, PMR, CTD and vasculitis.
Inflammatory rheumatic diseases with onset after SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 267 cases from the COVID-19 and ASD group / Ursini, Francesco; Ruscitti, Piero; Addimanda, Olga; Foti, Rosario; Raimondo, Vincenzo; Murdaca, Giuseppe; Caira, Virginia; Pigatto, Erika; Cuomo, Giovanna; Lo Gullo, Alberto; Cavazzana, Ilaria; Campochiaro, Corrado; Naclerio, Caterina; De Angelis, Rossella; Ciaffi, Jacopo; Mancarella, Luana; Brusi, Veronica; Marchetti, Elena; Motta, Francesca; Visentini, Marcella; Lorusso, Sebastiano; De Santis, Maria; De Luca, Giacomo; Massaro, Laura; Olivo, Domenico; Pellegrini, Roberta; Francioso, Francesca; Luppino, Jessica; Di Cola, Ilenia; Foti, Roberta; Varcasia, Giuseppe; Caso, Francesco; Reta, Massimo; Dagna, Lorenzo; Selmi, Carlo; Iagnocco, Annamaria; Giacomelli, Roberto; Iannone, Florenzo; Ferri, Clodoveo. - In: RMD OPEN. - ISSN 2056-5933. - 9:2(2023). [10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003022]
Inflammatory rheumatic diseases with onset after SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 267 cases from the COVID-19 and ASD group
Visentini, Marcella;
2023
Abstract
Objectives To better define the spectrum of new-onset post-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 vaccine inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) from a large multicentric observational study.Methods Consecutive cases of IRD encountered during a 12-month period and satisfying one of the following inclusion criteria: (a) onset of the rheumatic manifestations within 4 weeks from SARS-CoV-2 infection or (b) onset of the rheumatic manifestations within 4 weeks from the administration of one of the COVID-19 vaccines ws recruited.ResultsThe final analysis cohort comprised 267 patients, of which 122 (45.2%) in the post-COVID-19 and 145 (54.8%) in the postvaccine cohort. Distribution of IRD categories differed between the two cohorts: the post-COVID-19 cohort had a higher percentage of patients classified as having inflammatory joint diseases (IJD, 52.5% vs 37.2%, p=0.013) while the post-vaccine cohort had a higher prevalence of patients classified as polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR, 33.1% vs 21.3%, p=0.032). No differences were detected in the percentage of patients diagnosed with connective tissue diseases (CTD 19.7% vs 20.7%, p=0.837) or vasculitis (6.6% vs 9.0%, p=0.467). Despite the short follow-up period, IJD and PMR patients' response to first-line therapy was favourable, with both groups achieving a drop in baseline disease activity scores of similar to 30% and similar to 70% respectively.Conclusion Our article reports the largest cohort published to date of new-onset IRD following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccines. Although causality cannot be ascertained, the spectrum of possible clinical manifestations is broad and includes IJD, PMR, CTD and vasculitis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
