Photo by sharonmccutcheon from unsplash
We thank Dr. Wan and colleagues for their comments on our manuscript reporting the clinical features of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with rheumatic disease.1 Wan et al analysed 569 cases… Click to show full abstract
We thank Dr. Wan and colleagues for their comments on our manuscript reporting the clinical features of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with rheumatic disease.1 Wan et al analysed 569 cases of COVID-19 in Sarawak, Malaysia and found 4 patients with rheumatic diseases (2 systemic lupus erythematosus, 1 dermatomyositis, and 1 scleroderma). Among these four patients with COVID-19 and rheumatic disease, they noted one case requiring ventilation (25%, 1/4) and one case developing an SLE flare at admission (25%, 1/4). These were in agreement with our findings that respiratory failure was more common in patients with COVID-19 with rheumatic disease (38% vs 10%, p<0.001) and some patients with COVID-19 and rheumatic disease may experience a flare of …
Journal Title: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Year Published: 2020
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!