• J Res Med Sci · Jan 2024

    Investigation of recurrence of joint symptoms after COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Cross-sectional study.

    • Afsaneh Akbarpour, Mansour Salesi, and Anahita Babak.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
    • J Res Med Sci. 2024 Jan 1; 29: 2121.

    BackgroundIn this study, the relationship between involvement by COVID-19 and the recurrence of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was investigated.Materials And MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 patients with RA with and without a history of COVID-19. The severity and recurrence of RA symptoms were measured and recorded by the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS-28) index and clinical evaluations by a rheumatologist.ResultsThe results showed that the recurrence of RA in patients with and without a history of COVID-19 had a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). In addition, there was a statistically significant relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate, visual analogue scale (VAS), tender joint count, swollen joint count, and DAS-28 and the history of COVID-19 (P < 0.05).ConclusionThe present study showed that infection with COVID-19 leads to the recurrence of joint symptoms in RA patients.Copyright: © 2024 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.

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