Impact of novel coronavirus infection in patients with uveitis associated with an autoimmune disease : result of the COVID-19-GEAS patient survey

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INTRODUCTION: The objetive of these study is to know the characteristics of COVID-19 in patients with uveitis associated with Systemic Autoimmune Disease (SAD) through telematic survey.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Internal Medicine Society and Group of Systemic Autoimmune disease conducted a telematic survey of patients with SAD to learn about the characteristics of COVID-19 in this population.

RESULTS: A total of 2,789 patients answered the survey, of which 28 had a diagnosis of uveitis associated with SAE. The majority (82%) were female and caucasian (82%), with a mean age of 48 years. The most frequent SAEs were Behçet's disease followed by sarcoidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. 46% of the patients were receiving corticosteroid treatment at a mean prednisone dose of 11 mg/day. Regarding infection, 14 (50%) patients reported symptoms compatible with SARS-CoV-2 infection. RT-PCR was performed on the nasopharyngeal smear in two patients and in one of them (4%) it was positive.

CONCLUSIONS: Both asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 patients with ASD-associated UNI had received similar immunosuppressive treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - 96(2021), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 347-352

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Impacto de la infección por el nuevo coronavirus en los pacientes con uveítis asociada a una enfermedad autoinmune: resultado de la encuesta COVID-19-GEAS pacientes

Beteiligte Personen:

Fanlo, P [VerfasserIn]
Espinosa, G [VerfasserIn]
Adán, A [VerfasserIn]
Arnáez, R [VerfasserIn]
Fonollosa, A [VerfasserIn]
Heras, H [VerfasserIn]
Oteiza, J [VerfasserIn]
Del Carmelo Gracia Tello, B [VerfasserIn]
Comet, L Sáez [VerfasserIn]
Pallarés, L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-TNF-alpha therapy
COVID-19
Corticosteroids
English Abstract
Immunosuppression
Journal Article
Uveitis

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Date Revised 28.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.oftal.2020.12.011

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NLM33170630X